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China boosts employment with major cut in social insurance contributions
China has slashed social insurance contributions paid by enterprises amid efforts to boost the job market hit by COVID-19, officials said Tuesday.
Chongqing's GDP up 0.8 percent in H1
The regional GDP of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality expanded by 0.8 percent year on year to 1.12 trillion yuan in H1.
Hong Kong extends social distancing measures as surge in COVID-19 cases
HKSAR government announced the extension of social distancing measures on Monday, as 73 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported here.
Beijing's GDP down 3.2 percent in H1
Beijing's regional gross domestic product (GDP) was down 3.2 percent year on year to 1.62 trillion yuan in the first half of this year.
Visitor arrivals to Macao decrease by 83.9 pct in H1
The number of visitor arrivals to Macao decreased by 83.9 percent year-on-year to 3,268,900 in the first half of 2020.
Hong Kong's jobless rate remains at over 15-year high
The unemployment rate rose further from 5.9 percent during the March-May period to 6.2 percent in the April-June period.
China's central SOEs urged to increase profitability, deepen reform
China's top state-asset regulator has urged the country's centrally-administered state-owned enterprises to increase profitability and deepen reform.
China adds 373 public-private partnership projects
China saw 373 new public-private partnership (PPP) projects registered in the first half of the year, according to the country's top economic planner.
China to add 4,400 km rail lines this year
China is expected to launch new rail lines totaling 4,400 km this year as the country steps up infrastructure investment to shore up the economy.
Hainan's actual use of foreign investment doubles in H1
From January to June, actual utilized foreign capital reached 319 million U.S. dollars, nearly doubling the figure last year.
China's job market improves in June as economy recovers
China's surveyed unemployment rate in urban areas stood at 5.7 percent in June, 0.2 percentage points lower than that of May.
Foreign trade of China's Henan up 7.7 pct in H1
Foreign trade of central China's Henan Province rose 7.7 percent to reach 228.04 billion yuan in the first half of this year.
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