China's blue economy is giving a new impetus to the marine and fisheries sector and providing the blueprint for China's sustainable development in the future.
The total value of private investable assets in China reached more than $11.6t in 2012. Under-developed inner land provinces are catching up, says a report.
When the final tallies come in, China's economic growth and inflation in 2012 may have done better than government targets.
China's foreign trade in 2012, which rose 6.2 percent year-on-year to $3.867 trillion, saw the best performance among major global economies.
China's foreign trade for 2013 will be better than that of last year despite uncertainties, a General Administration of Customs spokesman said.
China's trade performance 'the best' in 2012
China's foreign trade grew 6.2% in 2012
Chinese companies have been suffering from a growing number of anti-dumping investigations amid mounting trade protectionism around the world.
China's investment-led development model is facing increasingly serious constraints, although GDP growth is likely to reach 8 percent in 2013, Fitch Ratings said.
China to surpass US by 2049: report
China tops any other Asia-Pacific market in its number of companies that plan to hire more employees, a report says.
Nearly 56 percent of organizations interviewed for a report by the global human resources company Hudson, said they plan to increase the number of permanent staff in the first quarter of 2013.
Business confidence is rising again among Chinese small and medium-sized enterprises, or SMEs, after falling for two straight quarters last year.
Experts at a Chinese think tank said that China is likely to surpass the United States in an all-around way by 2049.
China's economic growth in 2013 would be stabilized and outperform that of 2012 and the country should accelerate economic reforms, a group of renowned economists said in New York on Monday.
The Chinese economy would grow at 8-8.5 percent this year, faster than in 2012 and with inflation under control, Justin Yifu Lin, former vice president and chief economist of the World Bank, said during a forum on China's economic forecast jointly held by the National Committee on US-China Relations and China Center for Economic Research.
China's budget deficit is likely to expand in 2013 as the government's increased expenditure and tax reform measures will lower the growth rate of its revenue.