The retail sales of consumer goods have increased to more than 600 times of that in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic ofChina, according to a xinhuanet report.
In the past 60 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the country has emerged from civil war and poverty to become a player on the world stage.
Luxury sedan makers are suffering from shrinking sales in the West, but in China, sales continued to be robust in June and during the first half of the year.
If you want to read tea leaves about China, the just concluded Happy Girls talent show offered a basketful of foliage.
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Beijing's tourism industry has made steady progress in the first half of the year despite the gloomy backdrop of the worldwide economic downturn and the H1N1 flu, the Beijing Tourism Administration said in a press conference on Tuesday, Beijing Youth Daily reported.