SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) — South Korea and China will hold a new round of talks for a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) next week, the South Korean government said Thursday. The ninth round of the negotiations will be held in Xi’an, capital of northwest...
Chinese Manufacturing Gauges Drop as Xi Deals With Risk
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BEIJING, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) — China may see a record high number of new stock listings in 2014 after the country’s regulator resumed initial public offerings (IPOs), PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) said on Thursday. The regulator lifted a one-year ban on IPOs,...