Diamonds make the cut for big and small firms

2011-07-04 10:07:55

Overseas diamond retailers are paying close attention to the booming diamond market in China.

Residents keen to claim affordable housing

2011-07-04 09:51:21

More than 1,000 low-wage residents in Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi province, waited in line for four days and three nights, in order to register for low-income housing on Sunday morning.

China likely to announce interest rate hikes in Q3: BOC

2011-07-04 09:45:56

China is likely to raise its benchmark interest rate one or two times during the third quarter of this year to contain inflationary pressures, the Beijing Times reported on Saturday.

Subway eyes further China expansion

2011-07-04 09:40:59

After overtaking McDonald's Corporation in the number of its outlets globally, US fast food giant Subway now aims to more than double the figure in China over the next five years.

ABC expects one or two rate hikes in H2

2011-07-04 09:29:37

It is necessary for China's central bank to raise the benchmark interest rate once or twice in the second half of this year to curb rising inflation, according to a report by the Agricultural Bank of China (ABC).
China likely to hike interest rate in Q3: BOC

China vows to improve forex management: SAFE

2011-07-04 09:15:41

China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) said Sunday that it will work to improve operation and management of foreign exchange reserve to maintain financial security.

Cost of housing to fall but no 'hard landing' expected

2011-07-04 09:14:06

The nation's high housing prices will meet a downward inflection point in the third quarter of the year but the sector is not expected to suffer a "hard landing", according to a report released on Saturday by the Beijing-based Renmin University of China.

Making a beeline for the suburbs

2011-07-04 09:12:01

Escalating city property prices have ignited a great race to the suburbs by the urban middle class, mostly young managers and professionals.

Summer peak season starts for rail travel

2011-07-02 16:36:04

During the summer peak season for rail transportation, July 1 to Aug 31, China's railways will carry 365 million passengers, up 12.7 percent from a year ago.

Global container freight volume to rise: CAS

2011-07-02 16:27:30

Global container freight volumes will increase this year, but in a slower growth rate compared with 2010, according to a report released by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

Policy discrepancies make China's macro control difficult

2011-07-02 13:56:47

The differentiated economic policies of the world's major economies have increased the difficulty for macro control in China and other developing countries, said Ma Delun, vice governor of China's central bank, on Friday.

Rail linking Europe to open up China's West

2011-07-02 13:55:36

A cargo train filled with laptops and LCD screens has left Chongqing, a mega-city in China's less-developed western regions, starting its 13-day trip to Duisburg, Germany, which marks the official launch of the new transcontinental rail freight route.