China's economy grows 4.7% in Q2, missing expectations

03:29

More Videos

Kosovo still searching for loved ones three decades after the war

Will justice ever be served for Kosovo war victims?

Ghana’s president: We must end Africa’s “dependency syndrome”| Bigger Than Five Promo

Ghana’s president: We must end Africa’s “dependency syndrome” | Bigger Than Five

Connecting Europe & Asia: Uzbekistan’s Digital Silk Road | NexTech

Five years on, has the world abandoned Afghan women? | Bigger Than Five Promo

Five years on, has the world abandoned Afghan women? | Bigger Than Five

Uzbekistan's high-tech bet: The new Digital Silk Road

Does Trump regret the Iran War? | Inside America

Dua Lipa and her father, Dukagjin Lipa keep Sunny Hill Festival thriving

Asia Pacific

China's economy grows 4.7% in Q2, missing expectations

China has posted lower-than-expected growth in the second quarter, as top officials gather for a key meeting on Monday in which various reform measures are likely to be launched along with recommendations for more support to boost recovery. The Chinese economy expaded 4.7-percent year on year, missing expectations of a 5.1-percent growth. And slowing from a 5.3% surge in the first quarter. June retail sales also missed expectations, rising 2-percent versus a 3.3-percent forecast. Industrial production, however, beat expectations, growing 5.3-percent in June.