Efforts in environmental protection

2011-10-21 10:43:48

China's State Councilon Thursday called ordered improved, innovative administration in environmental protection, according to a statement.

Western China International Fair opens

2011-10-21 10:40:26

The 12th Western China International Fair opened Thursday in Chengdu, with contracts worth hundreds of billions of yuan inked on the first day.

China's Wolong buys ATB Group for $138m

2011-10-21 10:02:45

China's Wolong Holding Group Co Ltd announced in Vienna its acquisition of the insolvent Austrian electric motor manufacturer ATB Group.

Time for China to dump US debt?

2011-10-20 09:56:10

China trimmed its holdings of US government debt in August by a hefty $36.5 billion, the biggest reduction in at least two years. The move may suggest that policymakers are mulling over safer ways to invest its gigantic foreign exchange reserves.

ICBC Leasing orders 45 C919 jets

2011-10-20 10:39:40

ICBC Leasing signed a deal with Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China Ltd to buy 45 of the nation's homegrown C919 large passenger planes.

Investment from EU drops in Sept

2011-10-20 08:03:10

BEIJING - EU investment in China up to October dropped, due mainly to a massive cut in September caused by the eurozone debt crisis, the Ministry of Commerce said on Wednesday.

China's oil, gas surveying investment up 6.7%

2011-10-20 11:28:59

A report released by the Ministry of Land and Resources showed that the world's second largest economy was stepping up investment for the search of oil and gas.

General aviation to become next economic engine in China

2011-10-20 11:27:40

The general aviation aircraft industry is becoming the next driver of the Chinese economy, according to officials and experts.

China to boost home service industry

2011-10-20 09:02:59

An official with human resources ministry called for speeding up the development of the home service industry in an effort to shift the economic structure into one more reliant on the service industry.

China reviews audit firms

2011-10-20 07:53:31

NEW YORK / SINGAPORE - China's financial regulators have asked the world's biggest audit companies to conduct an urgent review of their work on US-listed Chinese companies and provide them with details on information they may have provided to overseas regulators, two sources told Reuters.

Property loan risks controllable

2011-10-20 07:51:27

Lenders can take as much as a 40 percent decline in property prices, test results show.

Govt prepares online retail rules

2011-10-20 07:51:27

BEIJING - China will step up efforts to provide regulation of the online retail market for the first time.