SCO calls for FTA to be set up

2011-09-03 09:04:21

High-ranking officials from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member nations and experts on Friday called for the establishment of a massive free-trade area (FTA) across the region.

Conoco ordered to stop drilling

2011-09-03 09:41:57

ConocoPhillips China has been ordered to stop drilling in Bohai Bay, following an investigation that found it has not fully cleaned up or brought under control the offshore spills that have raised an outcry among fishermen and environmentalists

Increased support pledged for Xinjiang

2011-09-03 10:10:42

Regulators and bankers on Friday vowed to increase capital support for the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.

SCO calls for FTA to be set up

2011-09-03 09:04:21

Officials from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization member nations and experts called for the establishment of a massive free-trade area across the region.

New system will cut Beijing's energy use

2011-09-02 08:18:16

Half of the existing residential buildings in Beijing will adopt a metered charging method for heating by 2015.

Absolute CO2 cap needed for carbon market plans

2011-09-02 08:50:20

China needs to set absolute restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions if it is to fulfil its aim to set up a carbon market.

Lenovo consolidates Argentine market share

2011-09-02 14:48:57

China's Lenovo Group Limited, the country's largest PC producer, said Thursday that it has become Argentina's second largest PC provider, with a market share of 17.3 percent in the second quarter of this year.

Li & Fung CEO predicts steady Christmas sales

2011-09-02 13:53:17

Victor Fung, billionaire chairman of the Li & Fung Group, which includes the world's biggest supplier to retailers, said Christmas season sales will match last year's as the global economy recovers.

Vice-premier Zhang meets Bosch Group chairman

2011-09-02 13:24:11

Chinese Vice-Premier Zhang Dejiang met Thursday afternoon with Franz Fehrenbach, chairman of the board of management of German industrial giant Bosch Group.

Nokia China gives 10 days notice before sacking 170

2011-09-02 13:15:53

Nokia China may have violated Chinese labor laws as the company sacked about 170 employees after only giving 10 days advanced notice.

MCC net drops as restructuring drive raises costs

2011-09-02 11:39:52

Metallurgical Corp of China Ltd (MCC), the State-owned metallurgy giant, posted an 11.3 percent year-on-year drop in first-half net profit to 1.97 billion yuan ($309 million), as it continued to reduce its overreliance on the traditional iron and steel metallurgy market.

Sinohydro bidding for Ecuador power deal

2011-09-02 11:33:35

Sinohydro Corp Ltd is bidding for a $200 million hydropower station in Ecuador, participating in the South American country's drive to develop clean technologies, said Ding Zhengguo, assistant president of the group.