The central parity rate of yuan, the Chinese currency, rose to a fresh high Tuesday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading System.
China's national auditor has revealed that two of the country's largest insurers committed financial misconduct involving more than 3 billion yuan ($455 million) in 2009.
Chinese stocks advanced for a fourth consecutive day Monday, led by strong water project-related shares on outlook of increased government investment.
While investors are concerned that rising inflation could lead to tightened market liquidity, some analysts are bullish about China's A-share market, saying that it is likely to rebound when speculators are convinced that inflation is well under the government's control.
The central government did not achieve its goal of ensuring a certain amount of land was supplied for housing construction in the past year, according to a report released by the Ministry of Land and Resources on Saturday.
The trade volume of Shanghai's housing market slumped 40 percent on the first day of a new local property tax, and transaction volumes fell further over the weekend, according to figures from the Shanghai Real Estate Trade Center.
State-owned China Development Bank is among the four final bidders to buy a large stake in stricken German lender WestLB in a deal that could be valued around $13 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Stocks on the Chinese mainland rose, capping the benchmark index's biggest five-day gain in six weeks. That advance came as automakers and industrial companies rallied on speculation their shares are undervalued given the prospects for earnings growth.
China may order its biggest banks to raise capital ratios to 14 percent when credit growth is judged excessive.
China's foreign exchange watchdog said Thursday that the surplus of Chinese banks' foreign exchange purchases to sales in client transactions increased 51 percent through 2010 to stand at $397.7 billion at year-end.
France is trying to engage China in a push to reform the international monetary system and is preparing for a high-profile international seminar on the topic in China at the end of March.
China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC), the banking regulator, said Thursday it would regularly publish statistics on the banking sector this year to provide the public better service.