Eight out of 10 Chinese mainland consumers plan on saving the same amount they have been, or even more, in the next six months as a precaution, MasterCard said in a survey released on Monday.
More expats are employed by or showed a stronger interest in working for China-based companies against a backdrop of the rise of the economy.
The World Bank will launch joint research with China on urbanization to help developing countries deal with the continuing massive influx of people into cities.
China's Minister of Commerce Chen Deming is bullish on China's economic growth, saying the government will attain its 2020 goal of economic output and income per capita.
Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang says China has become a middle-income country, but there still exists uneven development and a wide rural-urban gap.
The Ministry of Commerce plans to continue its efforts to strengthen links between farmers and supermarkets to better promote the Chinese fruit market, particularly overseas and stabilize domestic fruit prices.
Grain production in China will increase for nine consecutive years with output set to rise this year.
Chinese Minister of Commerce Chen Deming said that China is poised for an annual gross domestic product growth rate of 7.5 percent.
China's economic growth rebound may climb to as high as 8.2 percent in 2013, supported by steady investment expansion amid rebalancing of the country's industrial structure, economists predicted on Wednesday.
China's factory activity in November probably expanded at its fastest pace in seven months, reinforcing views that recovery in the country is entrenched going into the final quarter.
Prices of farm produce in China inched up for the fourth straight week during the seven days ending Nov 25, according to the Ministry of Commerce.
The much anticipated income distribution plan should include a quantitative target, a senior official from the National Development and Reform Commission said.