- New rules to curb surging real estate price
May 13, 2005
China is taking a wide range of steps to curb surging real estate prices, using tax and other policies to discourage speculative dealings and ensure a supply of affordable housing, state media announced Thursday.
- China hungry for skilled workers
May 6, 2005
What keeps Shanghai, where the birth rate is the lowest in China - at minus 3.2 per cent - dynamic in its growth in so many industries all at once? It is the city's continuing import of young talent from the rest of the country.
- China's Non-Tradable shares to resume sales
May 2, 2005
China's securities regulator said it's resuming the sale of non-tradable shares of publicly listed companies on a trial basis.
- China challenges US IPR allegations
May 1, 2005
China said it has "always worked hard" to protect copyrights, defending itself against a US decision to put it on a blacklist of countries allegedly guilty of "rampant" copyright abuses.
- MTL gets nod for Shenzhen terminal
April 28, 2005
Hong Kong's Wharf Holdings' Modern Terminals Ltd (MTL) said Wednesday it had received final approval from the mainland government for a 7 billion yuan (US$845 million) container terminal project in Shenzhen.
- China's economy facing 5 imminent problems
April 22, 2005
China's economy which grew at a rate of 9.5 percent for the first three months of the year faces 5 dilemmas for its sustained rise.
- Tough test for Chinese electronics suppliers
April 18, 2005
More than 4,000 Chinese electronics manufacturers would face tough tests from Sony Corp as the Japanese electronics giant was adopting a new Green Partner (GP) program, the Shenzhen Economic Daily reported.
- Beijing warns against real-estate speculation
April 16, 2005
Beijing has sufficient land supply for real-estate development and low-income families should have more options in purchasing residential houses, a senior official with the Beijing Development and Reform Commission (BDRC) said Thursday.
- China's first specialized health insurance company starts business
China's first specialized health insurance company commenced business on Friday, blazing a trail that promises to better extend health insurance coverage.
- Government reins in property prices
April 5, 2005
China's rising property prices posed a threat to the stability of the nation's economy and local officials who failed to take measures to rein in growth would be held to account, the country's highest executive body said.
- online copyright violations
April 5, 2005
Online copyright violations have been running rampant in China in the recent years. Cui Ning finds out what measures the government is considering to battle Internet IPR piracy.
- Deal shows investors' confidence
October 24, 2004
China's successful sale of US$1.7 billion worth of dual-tranche sovereign bonds on the international market indicates foreign investors' full confidence in the country's future economic prospects, economists said.
- Economy grows 9.1% in third quarter
October 24, 2004
China's economic growth slowed further in the third quarter, with the central government's macro-control measures to cool the economy taking effect.
- High technology fair opens in Shenzhen
October 13, 2004
The annual China High-tech Fair, one of the nation's leading international high-tech events, opened in Shenzhen yesterday.
- China ranks 46th of 104 economies
October 13, 2004
China ranks 46th out of 104 economies evaluated in the Geneva-based World Economic Forum's latest World Competitiveness Report, dropping two places from last year.
- China's market economy status recognized
October 9, 2004
Vietnam has agreed to recognize China's status as a full market economy and pledged not to apply three restrictive provisions on trade with China as prescribed in documents upon China's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
- Appliance makers go on sale for holiday
September 30, 2004
China's home electronic appliance makers are cutting prices to promote their products and lure more customers during the National Day holidays.
- China's most competitive firms listed
September 27, 2004
The nation's premier petrochemical corporation, the China Petroleum and Chemical Corp (Sinopec Corp), was ranked the most competitive of China's top 1,000 publicly listed companies.
- Automobile output forecast drops sharply
September 16, 2004
The National Bureau of Statistics yesterday sharply reduced its forecast for automobile output in China this year as a result of sluggish domestic car sales.
- Fixed investment rises 30.3%
September 16, 2004
China's urban fixed asset investment grew 30.3 per cent during the first eight months of this year compared with the same period a year ago, the National Bureau of Statistics said Thursday.
- Retail sales continue to grow
September 15, 2004
China's retail sales continued to register strong growth in August, as people's expectations for the future remain high.
- Firms vie for occupational pension funds
September 13, 2004
China's fund management companies are competing strongly to get the first licences to manage occupational pension funds, a market worth 50 billion yuan (US$6 billion) at present and still growing rapidly.
- Large item retail sector to fuel development
September 13, 2004
Chinese people's huge appetite for houses and cars will keep the country's economic growth at more than 8 per cent per annum over the next two decades.
- Vice premier predicts economic growth over 7% by 2020
September 13, 2004
China will sustain an annual economic growth rate of above 7 per cent by 2020.
- NBS: China's CPI stays at 5.3% in August
September 13, 2004
China's inflation rate in August was 5.3% year-on-year, matching July's figure as food prices continued to soar, official data showed.
- Regulations issued on national economic survey
September 12, 2004
The Chinese Government recently issued and put into force a set of regulations on national economic survey, the first of which will be conducted at the end of this year.
- Tourism brings huge foreign currency
September 11, 2004
Tourism has now become one of the main non-trade channels to bring foreign currency income for China, said He Guangwei, Director of China National Tourism Administration (CNTA).
- SOEs, chiefs face audit under new rule
September 11, 2004
The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) on Friday released two regulations to examine and audit the operational results of the State-owned enterprises (SOEs) and the performance of the SOE chiefs.
- Trading of corn futures approaches
September 10, 2004
Dalian Commodity Exchange announced yesterday that trading of corn futures will begin on the exchange on September 22.
- Gov't stops anti-dumping rules on steel coil
September 10, 2004
The Ministry of Commerce said yesterday it has decided to stop anti-dumping measures against cold-rolled steel coil imported from South Korea, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Taiwan Province.
- Individuals still banned from used car sales
September 10, 2004
Individuals are unlikely to be allowed to act as used car salespeople for the time being because of the lack of a sound and efficient social credit system in China, according to a senior official.
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