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BEIJING Chaussures Homme Nike Air Max 97 CR7 Rouge Pas Cher , Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- The Caixin flash China general manufacturing PMI plunged to a 78-month low of 47.0 in September from 47.3 in August, suggesting continued downward pressure facing the world's second largest economy, a preliminary Caixin survey showed on Wednesday.


The sub-index on manufacturing output retreated to a 78-month low of 45.7 in September from 46.4 in August, according to the survey of Caixin Media Co., Ltd.


"The decline indicates the nation's manufacturing industry has reached a crucial stage in the structural transformation process. Overall, the fundamentals are good Chaussures Femme Nike Air Max 97 Ultra '17 Blanche Grise Pas Cher ," said Dr. He Fan, chief economist at Caixin Insight Group.


He pointed out that weakening factory activity is tied to previous changes in factors related to external demand and prices.


The flash index is published on a monthly basis ahead of final PMI data, making it the earliest available indicator of manufacturing conditions in China.


The estimate is based on approximately 85 to 90 percent of total PMI survey responses from over 420 manufacturing companies each month and is designed to provide an indication of the final PMI. The final PMI for September will be released on Oct. 1.


The data showed considerable headwinds to growth from soft global demand and the index's focus on export-oriented sectors had been the biggest reason behind its decline in recent months, given the heavy export-related component in the overall order book, according to Qu Hongbin, Chief China Economist at HSBC.


Market sentiment was dampened by the poor flash PMI reading with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index plunging over 2 percent by mid-day.


China's economy Chaussures Nike Air Max Plus TN Ultra Noir Pas Cher , a key driver of global growth, expanded 7.4 percent last year, the weakest since 1990, and has slowed further this year, growing 7 percent in each of the first two quarters.


China's value-added industrial output expanded 6.1 percent year on year in August, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The growth rate was up slightly from 6 percent in July Chaussures Homme Nike Air Max TN Noir Verte Pas Cher , but still fell short of market expectations.


The decline in output growth ended a steady recovery trend recorded in the second quarter of this year.


Fixed-asset investment, a major driver of growth, rose 10.9 percent year on year in the first eight months, retreating from the 11.2-percent growth registered in the first seven months, NBS data showed.


The Chinese economy is still operating within the proper range, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in an interview published in the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday ahead of his state visit to the United States from Tuesday to Friday.


Although downward pressure on the economy may persist for a while Chaussures Homme Supreme x Nike Air Max 98 Noir Pas Cher , the Chinese government has plenty policy room and options to achieve its annual growth targets, the country's top economic planner said in a statement on Tuesday.


In the coming months, China's investment-stimulating policies will help stabilize investment growth to offset the impacts of sluggish exports, and the recovering property market and booming service industry will also contribute to growth even though difficulties for traditional industries will persist, according to the statement.


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Fiscal expenditure surged in August, pointing to stronger government efforts on the fiscal policy front. Patience might be needed for policies designed to promote stabilization, He said.


China has reduced benchmark interest rates four times and lowered the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) three times to stimulate the economy since November last year..


HSBC forecasts further monetary easing measures, including another 150 bps RRR cut. Fiscal expenditures and municipal bond insurance growth is expected to remain at a fast pace in coming months.


BEIJING, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Did Japan's hallowed cherry trees actually originate from South Korea?


"The beloved someiyoshino variety of cherry trees isn't really from Japan, but actually from South Korea's Jeju Island Chaussures Nike Air Max 2017 Noir Blanche Pas Cher ," reported a South Korean newspaper.


"Japanese cherry trees are actually Jeju's royal cherry trees. Japanese just took them and cultivated them," said the Daily Sports.


Dr. Takeshi Kinoshita, a Teikyo University professor who specializes in botany, questioned why South Korea made similar claims almost every year when the blossom came into bloom, the Japan Times reported.


The professor writes on his website that no scholars recognized someiyoshino trees originating on Jeju and this is apparently a distorted interpretation. He explains that someiyoshino trees are a species created by crossbreeding oshimazakura and edohigan cherry trees and oshimazakura aren't native to Jeju.


Meanwhile, a group in China has weighed into the debate Chaussures Femme Nike Air Max 1 Ultra Essential Blanche Pas Cher , saying it was first found on Chinese soil.


He Zongru, chairman of the China Cherry Industry Association, said this fact has been recognized by a Japanese scholarly book, saying that cherry trees were first imported from the Himalayan Mountains in China during the Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907).


Zhang Zuoshuang, an official at the Botanical Society of China, was quoted as saying that among the 150 types of wildly-grown cherry blossoms around the world Chaussures Nike Air Max Thea Leather Homme Blanche Pas Cher , more than 50 could be found in China.


Dr. Takeshi Kinoshita at the China Cherry Blossom Association said: "To put it simply, cherry blossoms originated in China and prospered in Japan. None of this is Korea's business."


HO CHI MINH CITY, June 10 (Xinhua) -- The first eco-plastic plant in Vietnam, a Vietnam-China joint project, will be built in the southern province of Long An, Vietnam News Agency reported Wednesday.