China

• Investment in Chinese firms sags
• Middle class set to feel the pinch
• VP underscores growth target, int'l co-op amid crisis
• Official: China's 950b yuan fiscal deficit controllable
• China effect on world economy 'positive but limited'

• Non-ferrous metal industry profits down 45% in 2008
• China's industrial growth to stay low in short term
• Hong Kong's jobless rate at near 3-year high
• Pay freezes hit HK companies
• Foreign airlines quit South China market

• Allure of Treasuries set to fade
• Slide in reserves reported
• Bank assets are healthy, says CBRC
• Chinese shares rises 3.02% on Tuesday
• Hiring prospects in China may keep dropping largely

• HK job vacancy rates drop significantly amid economic crisis
• Chinese shares up 1.15%, led by financial stocks
• Steel exports down 62% in Feb
• China Feb trade data dive on falling global demand
• China's stimulus plans benefit environment