China to promote rail-and-waterway transportation network
2011-05-11 15:03:52
China's Ministry of Transport and Ministry of Railways signed an agreement on Tuesday to jointly promote the development of China's combined rail-and-waterway transportation network.
China fine-tunes wind turbine industry
2011-05-11 15:00:22
China's wind turbine manufacturing industry will undergo significant changes in the wake of new industrial restructuring guidelines, which will come into effect on June 1.
Mainland calls for more co-op with Taiwan on tourism safety
2011-05-11 14:52:04
The Chinese mainland and Taiwan should improve the mechanism for ensuring the safety of tourists, issuing early warnings for and handling emergencies, and conducting regular evaluations of the tourism safety situation, a mainland official said on Wednesday.
US should not discriminate Chinese investment
2011-05-11 14:41:55
China's commerce minister called the United States government not to discriminate direct investments from China, contending US' profiling and screening of Chinese investment proposals "neither fair nor transparent".
Xinjiang to boost RMB settlement in cross-border trade
2011-05-11 14:40:57
China's northwestern Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region aims to have five percent of its foreign trade settled in yuan, China's official currency, in 2011 as the country continues to push for the use of the yuan in international trade.
Chinese economy to have soft landing: Economist
2011-05-11 14:37:43
Sweden's SEB bank senior economist Klas Eklund thinks that the Chinese economy will have a soft landing even though there is a high inflation currently.
Bank of China OKed for 32b yuan of subordinate debt
2011-05-11 14:35:16
The Bank of China has now received regulatory approval to issue up to 32 billion yuan ($4.9 billion) worth of subordinate debt to improve its capital structure.
Economic ties get boost with new deal
2011-05-11 14:33:13
China and the United States signed an agreement to boost economic ties, and promote sustainable growth, during their Strategic and Economic Dialogue.
Mainland, Taiwan to hold forum on IT industry
2011-05-11 14:32:03
The Chinese mainland and Taiwan will hold the eighth forum on information technology (IT) and standards for the sector in Taipei on June 17 and 18, a State Council Taiwan Affairs Office spokeswoman announced here Wednesday.
Oil prices a worry for Asian neighbors
2011-05-11 14:29:22
China and India both are worried about the impact of high oil prices on their growth prospects. Global oil prices had begun increasing in 2010, well before problems surfaced in North Africa and the Middle East.
Taxpayers' concerns
2011-05-11 14:27:07
It surely speaks volumes about China's progress on open and democratic lawmaking that more than 200,000 opinions - a record - were offered by the public on proposed revisions to the country's law on levying personal income tax.
Bilateral talks likely to yield dozens of deals
2011-05-11 14:25:33
Dozens of deals and agreements were expected to be reached by the countries' top officials during the last day of the third round of the China-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue in the US capital, said Minister of Commerce Chen Deming.