Hu: Economies 'must adjust'
2011-11-15 10:12:44
President Hu Jintao pledged that China will boost both imports and domestic demand as the world's second-largest economy embraces a more balanced economic structure.
Banks speed up overseas expansion
2011-11-15 09:36:13
In keeping with China's trend of putting more money into outbound investments, Chinese bankers are showing a resolve to expand their businesses overseas.
Meetings now a lucrative industry
2011-11-15 07:56:05
The tens of millions of meetings held across China every year are creating an economic value of nearly 1 trillion yuan ($157 billion).
Right time to raise power prices
2011-11-15 07:55:05
Now is a good time to raise electricity prices to ease power plants' losses while China's inflationary pressure is easing, experts with the Energy Research Institute of the National Development and Reform Commission said.
International board is 'ready'
2011-11-15 09:36:13
The Shanghai Stock Exchange said it's "basically ready" to let foreign issuers sell stock, paving the way for companies from HSBC Holdings PLC to Coca-Cola Co to list in the world's second-biggest equity market.
Expat executives pleased with pay
2011-11-15 09:36:13
Seventy percent of senior foreign executives working in China find their pay has become more globally competitive over the last five years, and almost 90 percent intend to stay in China for more than three years, according to a survey.
Beijing's commercial housing sales down 18%
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.
Service sector on the increase
2011-11-15 07:55:05
Since China entered the World Trade Organization 10 years ago, national economic restructuring has substantially improved, with the service industry playing a more important role in the growth of GDP.
Recalled bullet trains to resume operation
2011-11-14 17:20:12
China will gradually resume the operation of 54 bullet trains previously recalled over safety concerns following a fatal high-speed train crash in July, the Ministry of Railways (MOR) said Monday.
China stocks rise 1.92%, led by resource shares
2011-11-14 17:06:09
Chinese shares closed higher Monday after global commodity futures rose and the European Union moved to resolve a debt crisis threatening to drag the region into recession.
Railway officials dismissed for fraud
2011-11-14 11:02:59
The Ministry of Railways dismissed at least 10 railway officials and fined local railway authorities for contract fraud that led to unqualified subcontractors - including a former cook - using substandard material to build bridges in Northeast China.
Airlines advised to rally against EU plan
2011-11-14 10:50:15
A new report has advised China's airlines to form a coalition and launch a lawsuit against a European Union plan that requires global airlines to buy carbon emission permits.