SGS sets up third party lab in Dalian

Swiss-based SGS Group, a world leading inspection and testing firm, set up a third party food laboratory in a local company on Monday in this port city of Liaoning province.

Liaison officers to help foreigners with visas

Foreigners working in Shenyang,Liaoning province can now apply for visa and residence permits with the help of liaison officers, according to a new guideline issued by the city’s police bureau.

E China city to launch second coupon package

The government of Hangzhou is planning to release a second batch of purchasing coupons in April to further boost the city's consumption, said an official on Tuesday.

Infrastructure and agricultural investment set to boost Jilin

Double figure economic growth is still being predicted for the northeastern province of Jilin, despite the economic meltdown that has afflicted much of the rest of the world.

Railway project gets under way

SONGPAN, Sichuan: Construction of the Chengdu-Lanzhou railway to link Sichuan and Gansu provinces got under way on Saturday.

Tibetan officials optimistic about economy in 2009

Tibetan economic officials are generally optimistic about regional economic development this year.

Guangzhou sets $11.7b for 82 projects this year

The capital of Guangdong province will pump in an investment of 80.65 billion yuan ($11.7 billion) for 82 key projects this year, Mayor Zhang Guangning said Monday.

Housing price in NW city soars despite slump

Although the Chinese housing market has continued to slump since the beginning of 2009, the housing price in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, boasts the country's biggest increase rate in the last six months.

Mainland, Taiwan to hold forum on IT standards in February

The Chinese mainland and Taiwan will hold a forum on information technology (IT) standards in southwest municipality of Chongqing from February 26 to 27, a State Council Taiwan Affairs Office official announced here Wednesday.

A man monitors the stock markets on a monitor in front of an electronic board at a brokerage firm in Shanghai

Dalian publicized new policies to weather the crisis

The municipal government publicized new polices on Tuesday to help local companies cope with the ongoing global economic downturn.

480 firms close in Guangzhou

More than 480 private firms here closed down in the first 10 months of last year, a survey has said.