ChiNext Index closes down

2011-06-09 16:59:01

The ChiNext Index, launched by the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) on June 1, 2010, slid 1.4 points, to 843.58 on Thursday.

China's stocks slump on Thursday

2011-06-09 16:58:16

Chinese shares close down on Thursday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 1.71 percent, or 46.94 points, at 2,703.35.

New spatial plan targets balanced, sustainable growth

2011-06-09 16:56:53

China has adopted a new spatial plan for economic development that will divide the homeland into four categories: optimized developing, key developing, limited developing and forbidden-to-develop areas, People's Daily reported Wednesday.

Cheap power at night can slash usage

2011-06-09 16:28:13

A senior power expert has urged authorities to narrow the gap in energy usage between peak and off-peak hours by setting different prices, as an addition to the progressive pricing system to be released this year.

Real-name ticket system rides into storm

2011-06-09 16:26:07

The country's railway authority has encountered a public outcry, instead of the thunderous applause it expected, at the very beginning of its move to practice a real-name purchasing system for high-speed train tickets.

35m yuan relief fund allocated to flood-hit Guizhou

2011-06-09 16:25:24

China's Ministry of Finance (MOF) and Ministry of Civil Affairs on Wednesday allocated 35 million yuan ($5.39 million) to help victims of rain-triggered floods in the southwestern Guizhou province.

Fears over hot money from QFLP aired

2011-06-09 16:24:42

Concerns about the inflow of so-called hot money are being raised about Shanghai's pilot scheme allowing qualified foreign institutions to make private equity (PE) investment in China.

China defines functions of regions to sustain development

2011-06-09 15:20:33

China's top economic planner said Wednesday that the central government has carefully defined the functions of regions at local levels with differentiated policies to sustain the country's development.

Beijing airport invites Kazuo Inamori as advisor

2011-06-09 14:34:49

Beijing Capital International Airport on Wednesday invited Dr Kazuo Inamori, a Japanese management guru and CEO of Japan Airlines (JAL), as a management advisor.

Water management firms eye China

2011-06-09 14:31:57

France-based Suez Environment (Suez) and US-based General Electric Co (GE) recently signed an agreement to jointly develop new urban water management technologies, and the first projects will focus on cities in China and France, China Securities Journal reported Thursday.

JVs exempted from online mapping ban

2011-06-09 14:24:19

Foreign companies are effectively banned from providing Internet mapping services in China, however joint ventures are exempted, according to a notice issued by the State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping.

Development to find balance

2011-06-09 14:17:47

China unveiled a nationwide development strategy based on regional environment and resource capacities, in a renewed bid to balance economic growth with natural conservation.