Business / Top News

Fixed-asset investment up 20.9%

[2013-04-16 00:58]

China's urban fixed-asset investment fell in March but growth from the private sector was robust, indicating boosting private investment policies have taken effect.

Poultry sector hit by 10b yuan loss

[2013-04-16 02:46]

Losses of poultry-related enterprises nationwide have exceeded 10 billion yuan ($1.6 billion) since the first case of H7N9 bird flu was discovered.

Online retailers hope to challenge industry trend

[2013-04-12 09:50]

The value that Chinese online luxury sales could be worth by the end of 2013.

Trade agreement signed with California

[2013-04-10 23:27]

According to the Asia Society of the US, Chinese cumulative investment in California is worth $1.4 billion, the highest of any state in the US.

Fonterra plans to sell infant formula in China

[2013-04-10 09:14]

Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd is to launch its branded infant formula in China this year.

China's inflation drops to 2.1% in March

[2013-04-09 10:04]

China's consumer price index grew 2.1 percent year-on-year in March.

Beijing pre-owned home deals slump by 70%

[2013-04-09 09:46]

Pre-owned home transactions in Beijing tumbled by 70 percent in the first week after the municipal government announced detailed control measures.

Developers happy to follow buyers abroad

[2013-04-08 07:31]

The amount of money being planned by Wanda Group for its development in the US property market over next decade, particularly in hotels, retail and commercial properties.

Global miners keen to tap Chinese market

[2013-04-08 01:16]

Global producers will continue to invest in China because the urbanization and industrialization will continue to support iron ore demand.

Non-manufacturing PMI 55.6 percent in March

[2013-04-03 14:49]

The PMI for China's non-manufacturing sector was 55.6 percent, up 1.1 percent from Feb.

Business on mainland attracts Taiwan

[2013-04-03 01:02]

Cross-Straits trade reaches a record high of $168.96 billion last year.

Wal-Mart to open 30 new stores in China

[2013-04-02 07:49]

Wal-Mart will open 30 new stores in China and invest nearly $80.1 million to remodel existing ones.

Insurance a cure for medical woes

[2013-04-02 07:13]

Proportion of rural population covered by NCMS

China's manufacturing PMI rises in March

[2013-04-01 10:00]

China's Purchasing Managers' Index for the manufacturing sector rose to 50.9 percent in March from 50.1 percent in February.

Tech bytes

[2013-04-01 05:47]

The number of Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) applications.

Boeing delivers 1,000th airplane to China

[2013-03-30 07:52]

Boeing Co presented its 1,000th plane to China on Thursday at its factory in Seattle.

Depressed market for China's IPOs

[2013-03-29 09:21]

Only 10 Chinese mainland companies were listed in the first quarter of 2013.

Tibetans mark emancipation of serfs

[2013-03-29 07:09]

Tibet saw its GPD soar to 69.56 billion yuan in 2012, more than 100 times that of 1959.

ICBC announces slow profit growth

[2013-03-28 09:15]

ICBC surpassed Deutsche Bank to become the world's largest bank with total assets reaching 17.5 trillion yuan at the end of 2012.

Number of Chinese traveling overseas to reach 200m by 2030

[2013-03-28 07:39]

The annual number of Chinese residents traveling overseas will reach 200 million by 2030, a global traveling solution supplier predicted.

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