Regulator approves lead futures contracts
2011-03-18 09:33:17
The Chinese securities regulator said on Thursday that it had approved lead futures contracts designed by the Shanghai Futures Exchange.
Video websites join to screen movies online
2011-03-18 09:26:53
Seven Chinese video-streaming websites announced plans on Thursday to group together to offer fee-based online movies as an alternative channel for watching film on the Internet.
Farmers aim to increase grain areas
2011-03-18 09:18:53
After seven consecutive years of increased food production, Chinese farmers intend to increase the area of grain fields by 1.2 percent from the 2010 level, according to a national planting intention survey released by the Ministry of Agriculture.
PetroChina sees profit up 35.4% in 2010
2011-03-17 17:27:18
PetroChina Company Limited (PetroChina), China's largest oil and gas producer, reported Thursday that its net profit for 2010 surged 35.4 percent from a year ago.
Suning reports soaring net profit in 2010
2011-03-17 13:46:49
Suning Appliance Co, China's biggest home appliance retailer by market value, witnessed a 38.82 percent year-on-year net profit jump in 2010.
China allocates funds for low-rent housing
2011-03-17 10:18:35
The Chinese central government departments have released a plan to allocate 35 billion yuan ($5.2 billion) to support development of low-rent housing.
Novartis gets stake approval
2011-03-17 10:14:18
The Swiss pharmaceutical manufacturer Novartis has obtained approval from the Ministry of Commerce to acquire an 85 percent stake in Zhejiang-based Tianyuan Bio-Pharmaceutical Co Ltd (TBP), in a deal indicating a growing interest in the human vaccine sector in China.
Holdings of US debt cut by $5.4 billion
2011-03-17 10:08:58
China trimmed its holdings of US debt in January, a move that underlines Beijing's strategy to diversify its foreign reserve portfolio to avoid risks, analysts said.
Goldwind aims to blow away competition
2011-03-17 09:59:28
Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co Ltd, a manufacturer of wind turbines, expects to reap benefits when Chinese independent power producers (IPPs) gain exposure to the growth in wind power in the domestic and overseas markets.
Shuanghui apologizes over scandal
2011-03-17 09:53:27
China's largest meat processor Shuanghui Group apologized Wednesday after an illegal additive was allegedly found in meat products in an affiliate of the company.
The future's looking bright for Suntech
2011-03-17 09:47:01
Suntech Power Holdings Co Ltd, based in Wuxi, Jaingsu province, one of the world's largest makers of solar panels, has its US headquarters in San Francisco in the state where most customers of the renewable-energy industry are based.
China warns of potential problems of Ford
2011-03-17 09:42:55
China's quality authority warned buyers on Wednesday against a defect in Ford's Windstar minivans which may cause drivers to lose control of the vehicle.