Employers in China to increase employees' salaries in 2012
2012-02-09 14:59:41
More than 80 percent of employers in China have planned to increase employees' salaries by more than 6 percent year-on-year in 2012, according to a survey conducted by Hays PLC released on Thursday.
China's economy to grow 8.5% in Q1
2012-02-09 14:27:24
Squeezed by a deteriorating export environment and the government campaign to rein in the property market, China's economy is expected to expand by 8.5 percent in the first quarter of 2012.
Home appliance sales in rural subsidy program fall in Jan
2012-02-09 11:20:05
China's Ministry of Commerce said Wednesday that home appliance sales under the country's rural subsidy program dropped 25.7 percent year-on-year to 13.74 billion yuan ($2.18 billion) in January.
Non-resident enterprise tax roll grows 32%
2012-02-09 11:11:26
Taxes paid by non-resident enterprises in China rose by 31.8 percent to reach 102.6 billion yuan ($16.29 billion) in 2011, the State Administration of Taxation (SAT) said Wednesday.
Xinjiang foreign trade rises 33% in 2011
2012-02-09 11:05:22
Foreign trade of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region grew about 33 percent year-on-year in 2011, far above the national average on robust growth of border trade with its central Asian neighbors.
Govt aims at steady wage hike
2012-02-09 10:33:15
The government aims to raise its minimum wage at least 13 percent each year from 2011 to 2015, according to a national employment promotion plan released on Wednesday.
China's CPI at three-month high
2012-02-09 10:20:02
China's consumer price index rose to a three-month high of 4.5 percent in January, the NBS released on its website on Thursday. 
PPI up 0.7%
China's PPI up 0.7% in Jan
2012-02-09 10:05:21
China's Producer Price Index (PPI), a main gauge of inflation at the wholesale level, rose 0.7 percent in January year-on-year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Thursday.
China's CPI rises 4.5% in Jan
2012-02-09 09:56:01
China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 4.5 percent year-on-year in January, the National Bureau of Statistics said Thursday.
Euro debt crisis 'creates opportunities'
2012-02-09 09:21:36
More cash-rich Chinese manufacturers will surge into debt-stricken European nations as the spreading financial crisis creates buying opportunities, said officials from the Ministry of Commerce.
Chinese companies urged to increase investment in Canada
2012-02-09 09:17:44
Chinese companies should intensify their drive to invest in Canada, especially in the energy sector, as there are tremendous opportunities, an official from the Ministry of Commerce said.
No coffee mourning over expensive drinks in Starbucks
2012-02-09 09:07:46
Starbucks, the world's biggest coffee chain, raised the price of some products on Jan 31, due to what it said were rising operating costs.