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Total global revenue from art sales hit $11.57 billion in 2011, a rise of $2 billion from 2010, the best performance of the decade, according to Art Market Trends 2011, published by the market-information provider Artprice.
As bear market persists, art funds prosper from hedge investment.
Recently issued statistics indicate that the tourism and agriculture-related leisure industries of China's rural areas have helped to create 15 million jobs for farmers.
Chinese companies are operating with "alarming levels" of corporate debt, even though the country's gross debt remains relatively low, according to a study by a top Chinese think tank.
Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co., Ltd. will recall some Acura TL vehicles in China due to problems in their steering oil tubes.
An official from a national food industry association said that the industry's output value is expected to exceed nine trillion yuan ($1.4 trillion) this year.
Chinese gold consumption rose 10 percent to a record 255.2 metric tons in the first quarter.
Consumer confidence in the first quarter of this year rose to its highest level since 2005, amid easing inflation and a cooling property market.
Vice Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday called for members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to make greater efforts to coordinate their macroeconomic policies.
The Ministry of Commerce announced Thursday additional export quotas for rare earth minerals totalling 10,680 tonnes.
The profits of Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) fell 8.6 percent year on year to 669.01 billion yuan ($106 billion) in the first four months.
China Southern Airlines on Tuesday announced it is cutting flights to the Philippines as tourist numbers shrink.