China's imports unexpectedly dropped 2.4 percent year-on-year to $158.63 billion in August, while exports grew 9.4 percent, thanks to recovering demand in the US and Europe, data from the General Administration of Customs showed on Sep 8th.

China's non-manufacturing activity slightly recovered in August as tertiary industry was robust and market outlook remained optimistic, official data suggested on Wednesday.

China is strengthening its policy on yuan internationalization by promoting wider use of the currency around the world.

The State Council, the country's cabinet, announced Thursday （Aug 14th） a batch of measures to reduce the high financing costs for enterprises.

China is seeking to establish a legalized system of barter trading to help companies reduce inventories and boost profits, an official with the China National Excess Inventory Association has said.

The cooling of China's property market is likely to encourage authorities to speed up property tax reforms, which many believe will play a key role in putting the sector back on track.

All China's 31 provincial-level governments reported lower than expected local GDP growth in the first half of 2014, with regions reliant on heavy industry suffering the biggest blow amid economic restructuring and a cut to industrial overcapacity.

HSBC China's reading of the country's manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) has risen to its highest point since the start of 2013, adding to signs of national economic improvement.