Regulations on purchasing a second apartment should be stricter and second home buyers in some cities will have to make a down payment of 50-60 percent, said Liu Mingkang, chairman of China Banking Regulatory Commission, on Sunday.
Xuelong ship returned to the Shanghai Harbor Saturday morning after completing China's 26th Antarctic expedition.
Zhang Xiaoqiang, vice chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), said the Chinese Government is optimistic about approving Geely's purchase of the Swedish brand Volvo Cars.
China's overall investment environment is healthy and the nation welcomes foreign investments except from energy-intensive and polluting foreign companies, a senior official from the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said here on Saturday.
Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the People's Bank of China, declined to answer questions about whether China will revalue its currency.
US Under-Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Robert Hormats said Washington should rethink its role and listen to other countries' views, especially those from Asian countries.
A heroine Tibetan mastiff gave birth to an astonishing 26 pups, all healthy, on Tuesday in Mudanjiang City, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, the Xinhua News Agency reported.
Former US Secretary of Treasury Henry Paulson defended US government's bailout plan during the financial crisis in his one-on-one discussion with Long Yongtu, Secretary General of Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) early this morning ahead of the opening ceremony of the forum's annual conference.
Long Yongtu, Secretary General of Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), said he would resign from his position in a few months' time at a press meeting ahead of this year's annual conference.
Police have detained an 18-year-old man suspected of defrauding his Internet girlfriend of more than 2 million yuan ($307,064) in Qianan city of Northeast China's Hebei province on April 2, 2010, YanZhao Metropolis Daily reported.
China is upgrading its regulation on recalling defective goods to ensure that consumers receive equal treatment in cases like the Toyota recall, the Shanghai Securities News reported on Friday.
Ladies can expect relief from long queues at the Expo Park as the organizer has decided on the one-male-toilet-to-2.5-female-toilets proportion.