If China's success in the past 10 years is about considerably expanding the middle class, the next decade should be about making it feel happy, respected and secure. And a clean environment certainly counts big in the formula of happiness of the middle class.
The 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is being held at a time when China is facing some critical economic challenges. Foremost among them is the balance that needs to be struck between economic growth and sustainable development.
China National Nuclear Corp will speed up overseas uranium mining exploration, focusing on Australia, Africa and Central Asia, to meet the energy company's growing demand for the raw material, its chairman said.
More than 5 million low and middle-income families across China will get their feet on the first rung of the property ladder next year thanks to the government's affordable housing policy.
The number of foreign companies using the yuan as their currency of choice has surged after rules introduced earlier this year allowed yuan settlements for Chinese traders.
The number of French companies paying in yuan increased by 30 percent in the second quarter from the previous quarter.
Australian companies closely followed that example with a rise of 25 percent in the same period, according to Western Union, a global payment company.
Hainan province is expected to expand the network of duty-free shops across the island in a bid to build itself into a global shopping center and tourism destination.
When President Hu Jintao pledged in his opening speech at the 18th Party Congress on Thursday that China would double the 2010 average income by 2020.
The banking sector remains largely healthy, and market-oriented reform will be continued prudently, finance officials said.
Nonetheless, the new leadership may possibly outline a more ambitious and comprehensive approach to economic restructuring and rebalancing.
Fresh evidence of a broader rebound for the Chinese economy definitely adds to the credibility of the country's ambition to double its 2010 gross domestic product and per capita income by 2020.
Chinese securities regulators have decided to shelve launching an "international board" for the mainland stock market but plan to expand the renminbi investment quota for foreign financial institutions and open more avenues for overseas investors.
The number of invention patents applied for in China increased by more than 20 percent this year, exhibiting the fastest growth rate for that activity seen anywhere in the world.