19 provinces expect 10%-plus GDP growth in 2012
2012-02-07 16:36:18
About 19 provinces estimated their GDP growth rate will surpass 10 percent in 2012, higher than the expected 9 percent growth rate for China's national GDP, www.cnr.cn reported Tuesday.
China to maintain stable industrial growth
2012-02-07 16:26:48
The growth rate of China's industrial value-added output will slow to 11 percent this year from 13.9 percent in 2011, forecast Zhu Hongren, chief engineer of China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), on Tuesday.
Beijing's land sales income to drop 30% in 2012
2012-02-07 15:54:27
Beijing's income from land sales is expected to fall to 90 billion yuan ($13.6 billion) this year, a 30 percent drop from last year's 123.4 billion yuan, the municipal finance bureau said Tuesday. This would make it the lowest land sales income on record, the bureau said.
China to improve support for small firms
2012-02-07 15:29:56
Chinese government will roll out more policies tailored for boosting the healthy development of small and micro-sized firms, an official said Tuesday.
Villagers learn value of mangroves
2012-02-07 10:18:21
For thousands of years, mangroves have thrived along the coast at Zhushan village, protecting the land from the surf and lately attracting tourists and photographers with their unique ecology.
Assets check required for Govt welfare
2012-02-07 10:11:26
A new regulation will deny welfare subsidies to residents who own assets that require a certain level of income to buy, such as vehicles or real estate.
Rapid growth triggers environmental accidents
2012-02-07 10:10:06
China is suffering from an increasing number of environmental accidents, mainly triggered by the rapid growth of the chemical industry in the wake of urbanization, a senior environmental official said.
China, EU will exchange ideas at summit
2012-02-07 09:59:03
Europe is not ready to grant China market economy status or lift an arms embargo to obtain the country's help in overcoming the eurozone's sovereign-debt troubles.
China boosts financial aid for affordable housing
2012-02-07 09:51:46
China on Monday vowed to expand financial support for affordable housing projects this year as the government continues its efforts to bring housing prices back to reasonable levels.
China to extend anti-dumping duties on EU potato starch
2012-02-07 09:33:19
China has decided to launch a review of existing anti-dumping measures on potato starch imported from the EU and extend anti-dumping duties on potato starch imports from the EU for another year beginning on Monday.
Wealth gap survey to be published
2012-02-07 09:25:59
Urban and rural income surveys will be standardized amid plans to publish an internationally accepted measure of how wealth is distributed, a leading statistician said.
Retailers set for difficult times ahead
2012-02-07 09:21:48
Retailers in the Chinese mainland may be in a long, cold winter, as a depressed stock market and gloomy predictions for the global economy dampened consumer enthusiasm, analysts said.