China takes action to halt produce price slump
2011-04-27 11:10:56
The Chinese government announced Tuesday that it has launched an emergency program to protect farmers from produce price slumps and stabilize the produce market.
CPI predicted to remain at high level in Q2
2011-04-27 09:25:11
China's consumer price index (CPI) is likely to remain high in the second quarter of this year, rising to between 4.9 percent and 5.1 percent year-on-year, according to an official from the National Development and Reform Commission.
China's railways to rise to 120,000 km by 2015
2011-04-27 09:28:52
China's total mileage of railways open to traffic will increase to 120,000 kilometers by the end of 2015, including 50,000 kilometers of railways in the western regions, an official said Tuesday.
A tangled Web of social networking
2011-04-27 09:55:22
The battle between two major Chinese social networking sites, Renren.com and Kaixin001.com, will soon spread to the US stock market. That's because the two companies are planning IPOs in the United States in the coming months.
China Unicom net profit drops
2011-04-27 09:37:52
China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd, the nation's second-largest mobile phone company, posted first-quarter profit that fell more than analysts' estimates as it subsidized third-generation (3G) handsets to attract users.
ZTE shifts focus to smartphones
2011-04-27 09:33:28
China's second-largest telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp is set to boost its smart-terminal business by becoming one of the top-five global makers of smartphones running on Google Inc's Android operating system this year.
'Hot money' will keep pressure on economy
2011-04-27 09:20:15
China is facing continuously increasing pressure from capital inflows because of a contradiction between the nation's macroeconomic policies and the financial demands of market players, said a senior official at the State Administration of Foreign Exchange.
World's top 500 firms eyed for int'l board
2011-04-27 10:02:35
China will likely allow some of the world's top 500 companies to float shares in its A-share market as it prepares the launch of an international board in Shanghai, Chinese media reported on Tuesday.
PBOC to expand cross-border RMB settlement plan
2011-04-27 09:42:20
The People's Bank of China (PBOC), China's central bank, plans to expand its pilot plan for using the currency of renminbi in cross-border trade to more regions this year, an official with the bank said Tuesday.
China vows greater efforts to safeguard food safety
2011-04-26 17:00:12
China's health authorities will intensify its crackdown on the illegal adding of non-edible materials to food and tighten supervision against abuse of food additives.
Price fall means cruel harvest
2011-04-26 14:12:51
Selling produce at a loss is best desperate vegetable growers can hope for.