The launching of third-generation services by China's leading cell phone operators this fall signals the start of a battle for top position in the world's largest mobile phone market.
China's national property climate index, which reflects overall conditions in the sector, rose to 101.08, up 1.00 point from August, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said in Beijing Thursday.
China reported surprisingly good trade figures yesterday, offering fresh evidence that the world's third-largest economy is well on the road to recovery.
The ranks of China's super rich ballooned during the past year, despite the financial crisis, with the number of US dollar billionaires jumping from 101 to 130.
Water-cooler talk across China has been awash with theories on how to spend a fortune after someone from Henan province won nearly 360 million yuan ($52.7 million) on Thursday.
The China Advertising Association publicly condemned 58 illegal infomercials on Sept 25 after an investigation by the State Administration of Industry and Commerce.
Air China Vice-President Fan Cheng was named Party secretary of Shenzhen Airlines on Tuesday, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter, adding fuel to speculation that the world's most valuable airline would take over the Shenzhen-based carrier.
| Name | Value | Change | Time |
| Shanghai | +1.62% | Fri | 3,317.41 |
| Shenzhen | +0.91% | Fri | 13,884.93 |
| HSI | -0.25% | Fri | 22,498.15 |
| NIKKEI | +0.45% | Fri | 10,022.59 |
| Dow | +0.22% | Fri | 10,388.90 |
| Nasdaq | +0.98% | Fri | 2,194.35 |
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