China's gold demand fell 18 percent in the first quarter as investors bought fewer bars and coins, offsetting record interest in jewelry, the World Gold Council said.
The rising cost of borrowing is weighing on China's enterprises, especially real estate developers, an economist from a government think tank warned on Tuesday.
Changes may be in store for taxes on rare earths, a move that could push up the prices of these scarce minerals, an industry source said.
China's securities regulator has confirmed the pace of new share listings in 2014, and about 14 to 15 companies will go public in the A-share market every month starting in June.
Chinese companies are being wooed to develop urban Moscow after senior officials in Russia's capital backed subway and real estate projects that could be worth $10 billion.
Facing fierce competition from foreign rivals, China's privately owned Great Wall Motor Co Ltd plans to invest 3.2 billion yuan ($510 million) in building a car manufacturing plant in Russia, its largest export destination.
The world's largest retailer by sales, Wal-Mart Stores Inc, will open approximately 30 retail stores and additional distribution centers in China this year after shuttering several underperforming stores.
China's information technology market is projected to increase a middling 10 percent this year with the smartphone and tablet sector leading the growth, research company IDC said on Tuesday.
E-commerce retailer JD.com Inc reported a first-quarter loss ahead of its imminent initial public offering in the United States, suggesting the vendor's profit outlook may be weaker than meets the eye.
Fatal riots in Vietnam have eroded the interest of some Chinese companies in investing in the country, according to a garment industry official.
China will allow 10 provinces and cities to make direct bond issues starting this year, a move that financial experts said might signal full rights for all local governments to issue debt to support the urbanization drive.
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