The job performance of casino employees, as evaluated by casino patrons, was above mediocre but "below satisfactory level", according to a research report released here on Tuesday by the Macao Association Economic Sciences. Three service quality attributes, namely smiling to customers, greeting guests, and being helpful, are below averag...
Policymakers are set to discuss plans to use the country's massive $1.95 trillion foreign exchange reserves at the National People's Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) meetings next month, experts said. Analysts have warned that the strengthening dollar will not sustain as the US government is poised to ...
China's benchmark stock index declined for the first time in four days, dragged lower by the deepening economic downturn and sluggish overseas stock markets, analysts said. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index (SCI) fell about 4.56 percent to close at 2,200.65 points. The smaller Shenzhen Component Index also dropped 3.72 percent to close at 8,403.02 p...
A business delegation of about 200 Chinese entrepreneurs left on Tuesday afternoon for Germany, the first stop of a European visit, to sign a series of big trade deals in a move to strengthen Sino-European trade and commercial ties. The procurement team, led by commerce minister Chen Deming and composed of state-owned, joint venture and private companie...
Thanks to China's policies to boost domestic demand, operating conditions of some Japanese enterprises are expected to recover in the second half of this year. Japanese materials industries such as metal and chemical industries have shown signs of turnaround, including falling inventories, rising exports and increased operating rates, as a result of th...
Japan's department store giant Takashimaya Co. will open its first Chinese outlet in Shanghai in 2012, company sources said Tuesday. Takashimaya will become the second Japanese department store operator after Isetan Co., a unit of Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd., to open stores in China to sustain growth while demand at home kept sagging. Takashimaya s...
The Nanning bonded logistics center recently received joint approval for establishment from the General Administration of Customs, the Ministry of Finance, the State Administration of Taxation and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange. To date, four of the five special customs supervision zones designated for setup in the Development Plan of Guan...
The Chinese economy is showing slowing growth, its stock market has crashed by more than 50 percent and property prices in many cities are tumbling. Worried about losing jobs and falling income, many domestic consumers, especially in large cities, are tightening their purse strings. This has directly affected the fortunes of department stores and quite a ...
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