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Premier Wen Chats with Chinese Web Users

In a rare online chat with China's increasingly vocal web users on Saturday afternoon, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao stated that the coming year would be one of the most "complicated" years ever for the country.

3月2日 19:11

Did Housing Prices Really Only Rise by 1.5% in 2009?

According to an official communique released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) last week, the price of housing in seventy of China's large- and medium-sized cities increased by an average of 1.5% over the course of last year.

3月1日 13:59

China Begins Registration of Stock Index Futures Trading Accounts

The introduction of China's first stock index futures exchange moved a step closer yesterday when Chinese investors began lodging applications to set up trading accounts on the new board.

2月23日 17:52

China's CPI Up 1.5% in January

China's CPI registered a year-on-year increase of 1.5 percent in January, the National Bureau of Statistics announced Thursday.

2月11日 17:31

China's Fiscal Deficit Exceeds 700 Billion Yuan in 2009

China's local and central governments recorded a total budget deficit of 739.7 billion yuan in 2009, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Finance on February 5.

2月11日 17:30

Reform of Public Hospital System Receives State Council Approval

Long-awaited reforms to China's public hospital system received in-principle approval from the country's State Council on Tuesday.

2月4日 19:02

Vehicle Emission Tax Considered as Part of New Environmental Tax

The Chinese government is considering imposing a tax on car emissions as part of a proposed environmental tax.

1月28日 13:21

China Unveils New National Energy Commission

China has officially unveiled a new government agency to take charge of the country's energy policy.

1月27日 18:48

China's CPI Up 1.9% in December

China's CPI rose 1.9% in December, outpacing analysts' forecasts.

1月21日 14:14

China Exceeds Growth Target - GDP Up 8.7% in 2009

China's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 8.7 percent in 2009, surpassing the central government's goal of 8 percent growth for the year.

1月21日 12:20

Former General Manager of Moutai Sentenced to Death

Qiao Hong, the former general manager of Kweichow Moutai, was sentenced to death by Guizhou's Zunyi Intermediate People's Court on January 15.

1月18日 19:41

China Moves to Curb Property Prices

Over the past month, China's central government has made a series of major policy announcements aimed at cooling the country's booming housing market.

1月18日 18:27

Google to Stop Censoring Search Results in China

Google has announced that they are no longer willing to continue censoring their search results on Google.cn..

1月13日 11:17

China Raises Cash Reserve Ratio

The People's Bank of China has announced that as of Jan 18, it will raise the deposit reserve ratio for deposit-taking financial institutions by 0.5 of a percentage point.

1月12日 19:38

China's Exports Up 17.7% in December

China's exports grew by an unexpected 17.7 percent in December, reaching a total of 130.73 billion US dollars.

1月12日 15:26

Consolidating China's Coal Industry: Nation to Follow Shanxi's Lead

As the consolidation of Shanxi's coal industry nears completion, central government officials have indicated that the country will move to speed up consolidation of the coal industry across the rest of the country.

1月6日 18:59

Two Shanghai Officials Under Probe for Bribery

Two shanghai officials are the latest of a series of Chinese officials being deposed this year.

12月24日 19:16

Senior Tibetan Legislator Ngapoi Died

Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme, a senior Chinese legislator and political advisor, died in Beijing on Wednesday just short of his 100th birthday.

12月24日 14:35

China Hits Back at EU's Shoes Duty Extension

Beijing retaliated EU tarrifs extension on its footwear by imposing penalties on metal fasteners from the EU.

12月23日 18:25

China Rebuts UK Charges of "Hijacking" Copenhagen

China rejected charges by a British official that it "hijacked" the Copenhagen climate talks as baseless and politically motivated.

12月22日 18:13