Profit growth at major Chinese industrial companies accelerated sharply in October, rising 20.5 percent from one year earlier compared with September's 7.8-percent increase.
As the global aviation industry is being hit by a downturn due to flagging tourist demand, China is seeing an airport construction boom.
About 710,000 enterprises have been covered by the tax-cutting program, and another 200,000 will be included starting from Dec 1 this year.
China's low-income level and the widening wealth gap are exerting a negative influence on the country's overall economic development.
A "nail house" standing alone in the middle of a road in Wenling, Zhejiang province shows signs of change in the tug-of-war between home owners and developers.
Manufacturing activity expanded for the first time in 13 months, according to a key index gauging factory output.
China's manufacturing activity turned much more robust in November as a key non-official index jumped to 13-month high.
The Shanghai municipal government is looking for retail space to open a duty-free store to promote the city as an international trading center.
Power consumption in China in the last quarter will grow faster and the whole year's consumption is likely to grow 6 percent.
As GDP growth slows down in the world's second-largest economy, Chinese urban residents are enjoying rising disposable income, official data has showed.
China will look to stabilize prices in its monetary policies to strike a balance between economic growth and inflation control.
Urban disposable income has grown faster than GDP during the first nine months, indicating that the Chinese population continues to reap the benefits.