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9月30日 12:30

China's President Outlines Approach to Climate Change at UN

President Hu Jintao outlined his country's plan to combat climate change to the UN General Assembly.

9月25日 12:51

CPC to Tackle Corruption and Intraparty Democracy

Members of the central committee of China's ruling Communist party (CPC) recently agreed to crack down on corruption within the Party and to strengthen intraparty democracy.

9月24日 18:47

A Tax on Mooncakes?

A routine announcement from China's tax bureau has set off fears that China will start taxing the gray income of individual employees

9月22日 15:31

China Accuses U.S of Trade Protectionism After President Imposes Tire Duty

A U.S decision to impose special duties on Chinese tires has increased trade tensions between the two countries.

9月17日 13:42

CPI Down 1.2% in August

CPI registered a year-on-year decline of 1.2 percent in August, according to statistics released this morning.

9月11日 13:58

China to Issue Government Bonds in Hong Kong

China will sell 6 billion yuan of government bonds in Hong Kong for the first time later this month.

9月11日 12:10

State Monopolies Dominate China's Top 500

The top 43 positions on the list are taken up by firms that are owned by the state.

9月9日 18:54

New Loans Continue to Fall in August

The amount of new loans issued in August may have fallen to less than 300 billion yuan.

9月4日 12:02

OPhones to Take on iPhone

The 3G-enabled Lenovo Mobile OPhone is likely to provide stiff competition to Apple's iPhone in the China market.

9月3日 14:07

6.4-Magnitude Quake Rocks West China

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck China's western Qinghai province earlier this morning.

8月28日 12:00

End of an Era: China Wipes Crime of Speculation from the Books

China's top legislature is considerring removing outdated laws relating to the crime of speculation, a throwback to the days of China's planned economy, from the country's law books.

8月28日 11:58

Profits Down at State-owned Enterprises

Profits earned by China's state-owned enterprises (SOEs) registered a year-on-year decline of 22.8% in the first seven months of the year.

8月27日 16:27

CIC No Longer to Pay Interest to the State

China Investment Corporation will change the way it reimburses the state for its original investment in the fund.

8月26日 14:51

Issuance of Local-government Bonds to Resume

China will restart the auction of three-year local government bonds on August 28, according to a statement on the Ministry of Finance's (MOF) website.

8月26日 12:17

Nuclear Transportation Company Reprimanded for Breaking Rules

8月21日 18:29

New Regional Airline Launched

Joy Air's fleet of domestically manufactured, lightweight and fuel efficient aircraft are likely to push prices for regional flights down.

8月20日 13:19

New Lending in July Eased to 355.9 Billion Yuan

New yuan-denominated loans in July eased to 355.9 billion yuan, sharply down from the 1.53 trillion yuan issued in June.

8月12日 13:32

China's CPI Down 1.8 % in July

The consumer price index registered a year-on-year drop of 1.8 percent in July.

8月11日 15:15

Central Bank Clarifies Monetary Policy

The central bank revealed that it would consider using market measures to implement a dynamic fine-tuning of its monetary policy over the next six months.

8月7日 11:38