China revises calendar for economic data releases
2011-07-07 16:32:48
China's National Bureau of Statistics is bringing forward its release of a slew of monthly economic data including inflation, factory output and retail sales to the 9th of each month, the agency said in a statement on Thursday.
China foreign debt at $586b at end-March
2011-07-07 16:29:32
China's outstanding foreign debt stood at $586 billion at the end of the first quarter, the country's foreign exchange regulator said in a statement on Thursday.
Li Ning sees decline in H1 revenues, profit margin
2011-07-07 09:39:38
Homegrown Chinese sport brand Li Ning Co Ltd said it expected to see its revenues decline 5 percent in the first half of 2011 from a year ago as it moves to revamp distribution channels.
Rural home appliance sales up 83.7% in H1
2011-07-06 11:25:22
Sales of home appliances in rural China jumped 83.7 percent year on year in the first half of 2011, to 124.58 billion yuan ($19.28 billion), driven by a government subsidy,the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Tuesday.
China has 7m hectares of reserve farmland
2011-07-05 10:15:02
China has 7.34 million hectares of "reserve land" that can be developed into arable land, the Ministry of Land and Resources said in a research report published Monday.
China's old-age subsidies benefits 8m people
2011-07-05 10:04:06
Chinese Minister of Civil Affairs Li Liguo said Monday the country's old-age subsidies system has expanded to 14 provincial-level regions, benefitting 8 million citizens aged above 80.
China's central govt spends 6b yuan on vehicles in 2010
2011-07-05 09:48:39
Central government departments' spending on vehicle purchases and maintenance totaled 6.17 billion yuan ($954.21 million) in 2010, the Ministry of Finance said Monday.
China-Finland trade ups 29.5% in first four months
2011-07-04 10:39:19
Bilateral trade between China and Finland rose 29.5 percent year-on-year to reach 2.2 billion euros during the first four months of this year, the Ministry of Commerce said on Saturday.
Manufacturing production slows
2011-07-02 09:04:01
China's manufacturing production fell to a 28-month low in June, indicating a sizeable slowdown in economic growth against a recent background of soaring inflation.
China's residential property prices edge up
2011-07-01 16:05:23
Residential home prices rose 0.41 percent month-on-month across 100 major cities in June, said a report released by China Real Estate Index System (CREIS) on Friday.
China manufacturing PMI hits 50.9% in June
2011-07-01 14:30:21
The Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) of China's manufacturing sector stood at 50.9 percent in June, the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP) said on Friday.
Macao's trade deficit reaches $538m in May
2011-07-01 13:32:12
Macao recorded a trade deficit of 4. 31 billion patacas ($538 million) in May 2011, as merchandise import soared by 44.9 percent year-on-year, according to the figures released on Thursday by the city's Statistics and Census Service (DSEC).