Beijing to buy PM2.5 devices from Italian company
2013-03-14 22:34:17
The Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission on Wednesday reached a deal to buy PM2.5 protection devices from Italian company HSD, China Radio International reported.
Chinese, Russian presidents agree to boost ties
2013-03-14 20:47:07
Newly elected Chinese President Xi Jinping talked with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin by phone Thursday, with both sides pledging to strengthen ties.
Billions recovered for deceived consumers
2013-03-14 16:30:55
Chinese authorities have recovered economic losses worth 4.82 billion yuan ($768 million) for deceived consumers over the past five years, official figures showed on Thursday.
Chinese slump dents global art market in 2012
2013-03-14 13:56:22
Chinese spending on art and antiques shrank by nearly a quarter in 2012, ending a streak of spectacular growth that made China the biggest player in the market.
UnionPay to widen global issue of cards
2013-03-14 11:41:47
China UnionPay Co Ltd, the country's largest bank card payment processor, aims to expand the international issue of its single-branded cards to up the ante on its main cross-border transaction rival, Visa Inc.
Executive pay rising faster in China
2013-03-14 11:41:47
When it comes to paying the boss, China is closing in on the United States, a new study shows.
China to promote capital opening 'step by step'
2013-03-14 10:25:58
China will promote the convertibility of Renminbi under capital accounts step by step, although the yuan's increasing cross-border use will accelerate the process.
China's gold reserves stand at 1,054 tons
2013-03-14 10:02:14
Vice governor of the People's Bank of China Yi Gang said Wednesday that the country's gold reserves now stand at 1,054 tons, adding that a massive increase is unlikely in the future.
NPC elects China's new leaders today
2013-03-14 07:35:09
The first session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) held the fourth plenary meeting.
Xi Jinping elected president
Xi elected chairman of Central Military CommissionLi Yuanchao elected Chinese vice president
Zhang Dejiang elected top legislator
China eyes fair welfare system in 2020
2013-03-14 07:24:07
China's new leaders aim to establish a "fair and unified" social security system by 2020, according to a senior lawmaker and scholar.
Official in US resigns after implication in scandal
2013-03-14 05:10:49
Florida's Lt. Governor Jennifer Carroll has resigned after being implicated in a widening internet gambling scheme, as authorities arrested nearly 60 people in six states, local newspapers reported Wednesday.
Plane crash kills 10 in northern Brazil
2013-03-14 04:19:53
Ten people were killed when their single-engine plane crashed in the small town of Almeirim, in northern Brazil, local authorities said Wednesday.