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A group of leading US economists from the Washington-based Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) will head to China for an economic symposium later this month, the PIIE director said here Tuesday.
China's economic growth is set to moderate slightly over the next two years but will exceed 8 percent, the Asian Development Bank said Wednesday.
China is the second largest economy, but not the second strongest country, a Foreign Ministry official said on Tuesday.
China's exports and imports posted a slower growth rate in March, and imports witnessed lower- than-expected growth, indicating weakening demand and backing up calls for more measures to boost imports.
Despite the current slowdown in world demand, Chinese exporters have shown a great interest in participating in the upcoming China Import and Export Fair, a gauge of the state of China.s foreign trade.
Chinese environmental campaigners have accused 46 Chinese and multinational clothing brands and retailers of purchasing from suppliers who illegally discharge polluted water in China.
Children help plant rice seedlings in Leishan county, Guizhou province on April 8, 2012. Spring is a busy time for rice growers in southern rural areas.
China swung back to trade surplus in March, posting a $670-million trade surplus in the first quarter.
Inflation, driven by food and energy prices, hit a higher-than-expected 3.6 percent in March renewing concerns about inflationary pressures in the coming months.
China's top banking regulator Monday requested financial institutions put in place the differentiated credit policy to boost cash-strapped small businesses.
Prices of new homes in Beijing fell 20.7 percent year-on-year in the first quarter, as property developers offered more discounts to stimulate sales.
China's Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced Monday that it will sell 30 billion yuan ($4.76 billion) in seven-year book-entry treasury bonds.
