Comac president talks about self-dependent innovation

2011-06-22 09:34:57

Self-dependent innovation and international cooperation will help Chinese large passenger aircraft soar around the world, President of the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China Ltd (Comac) Jin Zhuanglong has said during the ongoing 49th Paris Air Show.

Heavy rains won't hurt early rice yield

2011-06-22 09:34:24

The torrential rains and flooding in China's southern provinces will have only a limited impact on rice production and will not threaten the country's food supply this year.

CBRC says no plan to ban commercial bank expansion

2011-06-22 09:18:54

China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) Tuesday said it has no plan to suspend approving domestic lenders' establishment of new branches.

China Eastern Airlines joins SkyTeam

2011-06-22 09:17:59

China Eastern Airlines, a Shanghai-based Chinese airline giant, formally joined the SkyTeam airline alliance Tuesday, according to a company news release.

Rare earths output ratio to decrease

2011-06-22 09:17:25

Rare earths production in China, as a percentage of the global total, will fall sharply from the current 95 percent to 60 percent within two years, as foreign players resume mining of the precious minerals, an industry expert said.

China adheres to green industrialization

2011-06-22 09:01:19

China will adhere to the road of green industrialization characterized by higher science, better economic efficiency, low consumption of resources, less pollution and full use of labor advantages, said China's Minister of Industry and Information Technology Miao Xu Tuesday here.

Shanghai sets steel, mining rights exchanges

2011-06-21 17:23:04

The Shanghai United Steel Exchange and the Shanghai United Mining Rights Exchange were set up on Monday, Xinhua News Agency reported.

Rotten tomatoes seen in E China

2011-06-21 17:22:12

More than 408 hectares of vegetable planted in Yangzizhou Township were afflicted due to the continuous rainfall.

China-made big plane wows in Paris

2011-06-21 17:16:53

A model of China-made big plane C919 is displayed at the 49th Paris Air Show on June 20, 2011.

Local financing approved for affordable housing

2011-06-21 17:05:31

The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has sent a notice to local governments clearly indicating financial institutions and enterprises can apply to issue corporate bonds as a finance method for affordable housing, Shanghai Securities News reported Tuesday.

Power plants will double output of Three Gorges Dam

2011-06-21 17:00:26

The China Three Gorges Corporation says four planned hydroelectric power stations being built on the Jinsha River will be capable of producing twice as much power as the Three Gorges Dam, which is currently the world's largest-capacity hydroelectric power plant.

China to establish meat, vegetable tracking system

2011-06-21 16:59:05

The Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said on Tuesday that China aims to establish a meat and vegetable tracking system in all cities with more than 1 million people by the end of 2015 to boost food safety.