Breaking the urban bottleneck
2012-02-11 08:11:26
According to the 2011 data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, China's urban population has reached 51.27 percent of the total, thus exceeding the rural population for the first time in history.
To express love or to be on to a good thing
2012-02-11 08:11:26
Like other holiday seasons, Spring Festival, which ended on Monday, is one of the most expensive times of the year. It is also the time when people shower relatives and friends with gifts.
Promoting economic growth
2012-02-10 08:07:19
Minister of Commerce Chen Deming talks about China's trade and investment policies and the cooperation at sub-national levels between China and the US in an interview with Bloomberg News.
Ties good, but could be better
2012-02-10 08:07:19
China and Latin American countries have deepened their economic ties over the past decade. According to China's statistics, two-way trade increased from $15 billion in 2001 to more than $ 200 billion in 2011.
When 'better angels of nature' lead
2012-02-10 08:07:19
Leaders should be viewed less in terms of heroic command than as encouraging participation throughout an organization, group, country or network.
Ups and downs of renminbi
2012-02-09 08:11:03
Though the renminbi has since returned to its previous trajectory of slow appreciation, the episode may have signaled a permanent change in the pattern of the exchange rate's movement.
Despite optimism, still a long road ahead
2012-02-09 08:11:03
Catching the trend The Economist published a special section on China in its Jan 28 issue, the first time in six decades that it has devoted a separate section to a single country.
A visit of great potential
2012-02-09 08:11:03
The agenda for Chinese Vice-President Xi's visit to Washington will be packed with discussion of important issues.
Festival puts inequality in focus
2012-02-09 08:11:03
If China really wants to boost consumption, it should take measures to improve incomes of lower earners and invest more in rural areas.
At last, some good news from Iran
2012-02-08 07:59:16
US President Barack Obama said on Sunday that a military attack against Iran was fraught with risks and that he preferred a diplomatic resolution to dispel the war clouds gathering over the Gulf.
For a smooth sailing abroad
2012-02-08 07:59:16
The abductions of Chinese workers in Sudan and Egypt have heightened concern over the safety of Chinese nationals living or traveling abroad.
Growing importance of social innovation
2012-02-08 07:59:16
After over 30 years of development and social transformation, China now has a completely new social pattern.
