Japan still world's 2nd largest economy
Retaining its position as the world's second largest economy, the Japanese economy grew at a faster-than-expected pace of 1.1 per cent in the past three months of 2009.
China, the fastest-growing large economy, clocked a growth of 10.7 per cent in the December quarter, bringing it at a sniffing distance to surpass Japan as the second largest economy in the world.
Publication Date:
16/02/2010