Cotton imports may rise this year
2011-11-18 09:57:47
Prompted by booming domestic consumption, China may import more cotton from the United States this year, said Karin Malmstrom, China director of Cotton Council International (CCI), the export promotion unit of the US National Cotton Council.
Macao residential units' price down 17.9%
2011-11-17 15:29:13
The average transaction price of Macao's residential units decreased by 17.9 percent quarter-to-quarter to 36,345 patacas ($4,543) per square meter of usable area in the third quarter of 2011.
3rd gas pipeline to open in '13
2011-11-17 10:21:01
China's third West-to-East gas pipeline is expected to become operational by the end of 2013 and will carry about 30 billion cubic meters (bcm) of gas annually, mainly from Central Asia to southeastern China's Fujian province.
Source-tracing system ensures milk quality
2011-11-16 10:51:50
Local quality supervision authorities in northern Hebei province said Tuesday they will use a source-tracing system to monitor dairy products.
Sino-Russia power line to supply China's demand
2011-11-16 10:42:59
Tests will start in December on a mammoth Sino-Russia power line, expected to accommodate China's surging demands for energy, according to the project's builder.
Buyers face some harsh home truths
2011-11-16 09:35:53
Confidence shaken amid falling property prices as real estate agents suffer sudden slowdown in top-tier cities.
Pirated software distributors seized
2011-11-16 09:29:36
Investigators have cracked an online copyright-infringement case involving the software giant Microsoft, police here said.
Green sector to add millions of jobs
2011-11-16 08:02:20
Greening China's heavily polluting and energy-consuming industries will cause short-term losses but bring huge economic and social benefits in the long run, says a leading environmental think tank.
Railway investment falls amid debt pressure
2011-11-15 17:19:50
China's railway investment in the first 10 months of this year fell sharply, as the Ministry of Railways (MOR) is facing mounting pressure to pay off creditors.
Power consumption growth slows in Oct
2011-11-15 14:40:38
China's power consumption rose 11.35 percent in October from a year earlier, slowing from September's 12.2-percent growth, the National Energy Administration (NEA) said.
Crude oil sales to top 530m tons in 2015
2011-11-15 09:41:31
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said on Monday that its oil industry will keep improving the circulation system to target a crude oil sales volume of 530 million metric tons in 2015.
Beijing commercial housing sales down
2011-11-15 09:34:35
Commercial housing sales in Beijing fell 17.8 percent year-on-year in the first ten months of the year, a sign that the slew of government measures to cool down the property market have taken effect.