Tax revenue on property surges in Q1
2013-05-01 13:38:34
Levies from property transactions rocketed in the first quarter despite generally sluggish growth in tax revenue, as the property market heated up.
Pork price drops to 30-month low
2013-05-01 13:29:24
Pork prices in China, the world's largest pork producer and consumer, have been declining since mid-February and reached their lowest point since January 2011 on Tuesday.
Toyota FT-HT world premiere at Shanghai auto show
2013-04-26 11:33:13
Toyota's FT-HT concept car, a four-door hybrid exclusively designed for the Chinese market, made its global debut on April 20 at the ongoing Shanghai auto show 2013.
Beijing officials to sweep streets
2013-04-25 15:56:28
The city of Beijing will kick off a spring cleanup campaign on Thursday, urging all officials to set an example by getting involved in street cleaning.
Property tax may be expanded
2013-04-25 15:05:20
Second-tier cities with rapidly increasing housing prices might be subjected to property tax, business newspaper China Times reported.
Lenovo targets unit sales of 100 million
2013-04-25 13:34:04
Lenovo Group, the world's second-largest personal computer manufacturer by market share, is eyeing a challenge to Apple and Samsung ahead of predicted dramatic sales growth.
$23 million quake insurance bill
2013-04-25 13:33:25
China's insurance companies are expected to pay 142 million yuan ($23 million) in compensation to the Ya'an region in Sichuan province.
Shipping industry benefits from China's trade deficit
2013-04-19 17:33:19
Shipping companies, struggling with a market downturn in recent years, will benefit from a strong increase in China's imports in March.
Forbidden City forbids smoking
2013-04-19 17:14:59
Shan Jixiang, curator of Beijing’s Palace Museum, announced tough measures against smoking in the home to generations of Chinese emperors spanning five centuries.
Bayer’s star contraceptive under investigation
2013-04-19 15:55:26
The European Medicines Agency is conducting a safety evaluation of Bayer Pharmaceuticals’ star contraceptive drug, Diane-35.
Widening gap between housing supply and demand
2013-04-18 14:59:29
Chinahas a sufficient amount of real estate and construction space to provide housing for 120 million people, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.
Wuliangye’s big investment overseas but little success
2013-04-16 11:08:37
Wuliangye Yibin Co has made a big investment in advertising in 70 overseas television markets, but was accused by insiders of not using its money in the appropriate place.