Charities 'must boost transparency'
2012-02-06 09:13:53
Government-backed charity groups must improve transparency or risk losing donors and public trust, an ex-watchdog official said.
Entrepreneurs in east China return to real economy
2012-02-04 15:08:54
Ji's textile enterprise is one of many businesses along the southeast coastline that have responded to the central government's call for a real economy.
Clean tech a priority for cooperation
2012-02-04 11:25:52
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Friday that energy conservation and environmental protection will be a key area for the future of Sino-German cooperation.
China to keep 1.66b mu of land for crops in 2012
2012-02-04 11:22:48
China aims to keep its total acreage for planting grain above 1.66 billion mu (110.67 million hectares) this year, a senior official said Friday.
Zambia-China Trade Zone generates $500m in tax revenue
2012-02-04 11:15:41
The Zambia-China Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone (ZCCZ) has generated around $500 million in tax revenue over the last five years, according to a press release from a ceremony held Friday to celebrate the zone's five-year anniversary.
China to promote steady, rapid growth
2012-02-04 11:14:57
Vice-Premier Wang Qishan on Friday said the Chinese government will accelerate the adjustment of China's economic structure and promote steady and rapid economic development.
Pollution costing China dear: Report
2012-02-04 09:58:57
China is paying an increasing price for pollution brought about by economic development, says a report by the country's environmental protection academy.
Province aims to keep farm incomes growing
2012-02-04 09:57:52
The government of Jilin province in Northeast China, one of the country's top grain producers, is aiming to help its farmers increase their incomes by 12 percent after a 20 percent growth last year.
China not out to purchase Europe: Wen
2012-02-04 09:03:52
Premier Wen Jiabao said on Friday that China has neither the intention nor the ability to buy up Europe, answering concerns over the country's increasing investment in debt-stricken eurozone economies.
Opening-up to continue
2012-02-04 09:03:52
China will continue its policy of opening-up to the outside world and encourage its enterprises to participate in equal competition in that process, Vice-Premier Li Keqiang said.
Non-manufacturing PMI weakens
2012-02-04 07:48:46
The pace of expansion in China's non-manufacturing sector weakened in January, dragged down by the cooling housing market, indicating a continued economic slowdown.
Guangdong unveils new policies to aid small businesses
2012-02-03 16:02:22
South China's Guangdong province has announced a set of new policies to support cash-trapped small firms which play a vital role in creating jobs in the country's largest provincial-level economy.