New incentives for local debt

The central government is using a "carrot and stick" strategy to ensure that more than 1.7 trillion yuan ($274 billion) of municipal bond sales this year will go off without a hitch.

CNNP share offer approved by CSRC

China National Nuclear Power Co, one of the country's three State-owned nuclear power developers, is a step closer to raising more than 16 billion yuan ($2.6 billion) in an initial public offering.

E-commerce, logistics firms to tread rural path

The Ministry of Commerce will encourage more e-commerce and logistics companies to expand into rural areas this year as part of its efforts to create more jobs and provide better information access, officials said on Wednesday.

National energy assets set to be sold

Oil giants said to spin off pipeline operations amid sweeping reform measures, reports Bloomberg.

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Urbanization to boost spending

A new wave of urbanization could spark the consumption and investment needed to address China's complex economic situation, the nation's top economic planner said on Wednesday.

Mills' managers fall in anti-corruption drive

Moves by the Chinese government to raise the steel industry's competitiveness by wiping out corruption have brought several senior officials under investigation.

China Railway Group to sign $390 million Russian contract

China Railway Group Ltd expects to sign the country's first overseas high-speed railway contract by the end of May. This will pave the way for Chinese construction and rolling stock companies to bid for follow-up projects.

ThyssenKrupp plans further growth in China

Global steel giant ThyssenKrupp Group has chalked out an ambitious expansion plan in China with an eye on the nation's fast-growing automobile market.

Steel product faces EU dumping duties

The European Union will impose anti-dumping duties from Thursday on imports of a grade of electrical steel from China, Japan, Russia, South Korea and the United States.