A review of China's video game industry
2011-02-15 09:01:11
China is a huge market for video games companies but the market may not be expanding that fast from now on.
9-month low ushers in falling surplus era
2011-02-15 09:01:17
China's trade surplus will continue to fall in the coming months after hitting a nine-month low in January amid increased imports in the run-up to the lunar new year holidays and surging commodity prices, economists said.
Sinopec's diesel stocking hits record high
2011-02-14 16:36:18
Sinopec's diesel stocks increased 93 percent compared to the second half of last year, Jinghua Times reported Monday. The company said its daily processing capacity and stocks each reached a record high.
China iron ore imports hit record in Jan
2011-02-14 15:24:22
China's iron ore imports reached a record 68.97 million tons in January, up 18.8 percent from 58.08 million tons in December, official data from the General Administration of Customs showed on Monday.
Game shop owners playing for time
2011-02-14 09:53:32
The neighboring Gulou area is frequented by console game enthusiasts who travel there to buy the latest on-screen craze from the many specialist shops in nearby streets - especially the 1,098-meter Gulou Dongdajie.
'Blueprint' homes selling fast in county
2011-02-14 14:38:21
Now that China's government has limited the purchase of housing in the country's first-tier and second-tier cities, homebuyers are shopping in smaller cities and even remote counties, where housing prices are also soaring, China Securities News reported Monday.
China's foreign trade jumps 44% in Jan
2011-02-14 13:15:51
China's foreign trade surged by 43.9 percent year-on-year to $295 billion in January, the General Administration of Customs said on Monday.
Wii rocked by corp's Xbox factor
2011-02-14 11:11:14
Sales of Microsoft Corp's Xbox 360 have been overtaking Nintendo Co's popular Wii in Beijing's games console market, mainly boosted by its motion-sensing Kinect controller.
SAIC to suspend share trading
2011-02-14 10:32:06
China's top carmaker SAIC Motor Corp announced last week that it will suspend share trading on the Shanghai Stock Exchange from Feb 14 as its parent company SAIC Group formulates restructuring plans.
Romance on the cards - at a price
2011-02-14 10:24:02
Following hard on the heels of a record spending binge by the Chinese over Spring Festival of 404.5 billion yuan ($61.29 billion), another shopping season has arrived with Valentine's Day and the traditional Lantern Festival both occurring this week.
China to tax on early retirement subsidy
2011-02-14 09:35:35
China will impose tax on the one-off subsidy to people taking early retirement, the State Administration of Taxation (SAT) said on Sunday.
Yuan rate 'at right level but fluctuation possible'
2011-02-14 09:25:49
The exchange rate against the US dollar is currently at an appropriate level but could fluctuate in the future, Yi Gang, vice-governor of the central bank and head of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, said on Sunday.