China’s May PMIs leave economists cold Nikkei Asian Review June 1, 2016 BEIJING — On the surface, fresh data out of China suggests authorities are making headway in stabilizing the economy. Analysts, however, see a less rosy picture emerging from the numbers, with one calling the results “underwhelming.” The...

China’s slow recovery is making officials reckless Nikkei Asian Review June 1, 2016 SHANGHAI — About half an hour’s drive from the central Chinese city of Chongqing stands the Shuangfu New District. Many villagers have moved to the town as the municipal government built a bevy of cheap homes...

Do Japanese tax hike delays come in threes? Nikkei Asian Review June 1, 2016 TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s decision to postpone a planned consumption tax increase for the second time raises a question: Will there be a third delay? Several political and economic factors — at...

DTI urges exporters to seek new markets, embark on innovation Business Mirror May 25, 2016 THE latest statistics from the Philippine Statistics Authority covering the first three months of the year continues to confirm the decline of Philippine exports.  The downtrend is not, however, unique to the Philippine situation...

Marketing for halal certified products Business Mirror May 24, 2016 Part One DRIVEN by global demographic, economic and lifestyle trends, the surging demand for halal products continues to be on the uptrend. ?According to the Thomson Reuters report, the current estimates of the halal-market expenditure on food and lifestyle...