Economic diversification is attracting substantial sums of FDI from China and beyond
As tourist numbers reach 3m, there is also a stampede for range of financial services
The Jilin city government is gearing up reclamation of the Songhua River Basin, a new highlight in its environmental protection efforts.
As Ren Jianguo awakens every day, the Songhua River that runs through his home city of Jilin is still covered in early morning mist. Several mallards briskly paddle around the nearby cove.
On a winter day along the banks of the Songhua River in Jilin city, the temperature can drop as low as -20 C, but it is still a paradise for wild ducks.
As markets in first-tier cities slow in the wake of policies to ease environmental and traffic impacts, first-time buyers in lower-tier cities will be the major force driving the automobile industry's future growth, said a joint report released last week by research company Nielsen Holdings NV and the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.
A growing number of residents in major mainland cities think the domestic cars are becoming better, but more buyers still intend to purchase a foreign brand, according to a survey conducted in May.
Recent thunderstorms in Beijing reminded people of one of the most serious downpours the city for six decades.
The lack of liquidity at domestic banks is making it harder to get a car loan in Beijing, but that is likely to have minimal impact on the mostly cash market.
BMW Brilliance aims to triple its 2012 sales to achieve even greater success in the next decade, said the joint venture's top executive at a ceremony to mark its 10th anniversary.
Following the lead of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Guiyang, a city near Beijing will become the fifth in China to restrict the purchase of vehicles for private use.
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