HK commerce chief to attend APEC meetings
2011-05-18 16:43:37
Acting Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Gregory So will attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) ministerial meetings in the United States, the Hong Kong city government said on Tuesday in a statement.
Higher down payments on mortgages allowed
2011-05-18 16:40:16
Commercial banks can base higher down payments for mortgages on local economic conditions, real estate markets and their own risk assessments, Yang Shaojun, an official with the China Banking Regulatory Commission, said Tuesday, The Beijing News reported today.
1,000 compete for 32 seats on plane
2011-05-18 16:29:18
About 1,000 hopefuls attended the recruitment of China Eastern Airlines held in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, May 17, 2011.
1,000 compete for 32 seats on plane
2011-05-18 16:13:31
About 1,000 hopefuls attended the recruitment of China Eastern Airlines held in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, May 17, 2011.
2nd-hand property market cools in Beijing
2011-05-18 15:03:47
The average price of Beijing's second-hand property trade will drop 15 percent in the next nine months, the largest fall during the past decade, China Business Times reported on Wednesday, citing data from a local property agency Homelink.
New ultra-scope invented
2011-05-18 14:40:51
A scope that uses ultrasound to examine and treat the gall bladder - the first of its kind in the nation - was recently invented at No 2 Hospital of Panyu district, Guangzhou.
Arrests for trade secrets theft
2011-05-18 14:40:24
Three former employees of a company in Zhuzhou were arrested in early May for stealing trade secrets and causing a huge loss to their previous employer.
3,000 student inventions
2011-05-18 14:39:42
More than 2,000 students from primary, junior high and high school were granted nearly 3,000 patents last year, doubling the number awarded in 2009.
360buy.com sets sights on $2b US IPO
2011-05-18 14:35:16
The owner of Chinese site 360buy.com is now hoping to raise at least $2 billion in an initial public offering (IPO) in the US by 2013 or later.
More grassroots inventors
2011-05-18 14:33:57
Newly industrialized inventions have contributed greatly to the national goal of building an innovative country, Chen Zhili, vice-chairwoman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, said in a speech at the opening ceremony of this year's Chinese Inventors Forum held last week in the capital city.
Publishing in the digital era
2011-05-18 14:32:00
Twelve scholars and business insiders from universities, companies and research organizations discussed the challenges and opportunities faced by traditional publishing in the digital age at a copyright forum held on May 9 and 10 as part of the 18th Beijing International Book Fair.
Experts input on tax threshold changes
2011-05-18 14:29:50
China's top legislature has sought experts' feedback just two weeks after requesting public input on a draft amendment to increase the minimum threshold for personal income tax from 2,000 yuan ($306) per month to 3,000 yuan ($461), the "People's Daily" reports.