Central departments issue budgets to public
2011-04-06 13:42:55
Chinese ministries began in early April to issue their budget plans for the year to meet a goal of giving the public a glimpse into their finances, even though critics might contend the budgets fall short of providing enough detail.
China inflation may hit 6%: Paper
2011-04-06 13:35:26
Chinese inflation may top an annual rate of 6 percent in the coming months, preventing any relaxation of monetary tightening, the China Securities Journal said on Wednesday, a day after the central bank raised interest rates for the fourth time since October.
Another interest rate hike 'to fight inflation'
China's growth to slow to 9.6% in 2011
2011-04-06 11:12:26
China's economy is expected to grow 9.6 percent in 2011, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Wednesday in an annual report.
Tainted lamb fears surface after tests
2011-04-06 12:49:16
Consumers who were sent into a panic recently after a banned and hazardous additive was found in pork are facing up to the fact that the same substance may also be tainting lamb.
Sales fall as tightening policies bite
2011-04-06 10:22:39
China's key cities experienced a big fall in property sales last month over the same period in 2010.
Beauty Crown launches another global competition
2011-04-06 10:40:56
BEAUTY CROWN – where Miss World is crowned, now launches another global competition.
Minmetals bids for Australian miner
2011-04-06 09:52:20
Minmetals Resources Ltd, China's biggest metals trading company, on Monday offered $6.5 billion to buy Equinox Minerals Ltd, chasing Equinox's copper assets in Zambia and Saudi Arabia.
Wen calls for support to poverty-stricken areas
2011-04-05 17:22:53
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has called for more support for poverty-stricken areas during an inspection tour to Luliang Mountains, a hinterland of north China's Shanxi province.
China to encourage more investors to Cambodia
2011-04-05 17:21:40
The Chinese government will encourage Chinese banks to lend to Chinese investors wishing to do business in Cambodia, said Zhang Xiaoqiang, vice Minister of the National Development and Reform Commission on Tuesday.
BOC says business risk in Libya under control
2011-04-05 11:21:59
The Bank of China (BOC), the country's third largest lender, said that its business suffered no "actual losses" amid the Libyan turmoil and that the risks are controllable.
Hong Kong property sales up 9% in March
2011-04-05 11:20:14
Hong Kong Land Registry Monday announced that the number of sale and purchase agreements for all building units received for registration in March was 13,501, up 8.9 percent on February and 6.3 percent on March last year.
Farmers' rights a priority: Premier Wen
2011-04-05 09:35:26
Premier Wen Jiabao on Monday said regional authorities must protect farmers' rights and warned that no land should ever be taken "against a farmer's will". Wen told residents their land is a "fundamental social security" and that any transfer in use should first be agreed with the farmer.