China's move to speed spending seen a sign of growth concerns

(Reuters) - Chinese authorities are stepping up efforts to ward off a sharper economic slowdown, analysts said after Beijing called on local governments to speed up their spending over the next month to boost activity.

China edges US out as biggest trader?

BEIJING: China may have surpassed the United States to become the world's biggest trading nation as its foreign trade crossed the $4-trillion mark in 2013.