China's crude oil output rose to a record in December as the nation's economy rebounded from a seven-quarter economic slowdown.
Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, received 6.5 million tourists in 2012, regional tourism authorities revealed.
China has set a cautious industrial output target for 2013, as regulators beat the drum once again on industry consolidation to tackle overcapacity.
The energy giant China National Petroleum Corp is looking to expand its business in Iraq.
China's steel demand will rise 3.1 percent in 2013 as the government's measures to stabilize growth pick up steam, the China Iron and Steel Association, or CISA, said in a statement on its website on Jan 21.
China's insurance premium income increased 8 percent to 1.55 trillion yuan ($248 billion) in 2012, with health insurance premiums leading the growth.
Chinese tourists to sun dappled Sri Lanka has increased by 58 percent in 2012, official data released showed.
China's diesel imports dropped 55 percent from a year earlier to 109,625 metric tons in December, the General Administration of Customs said.
The latest statistics from China Association of Automobile Manufacturers show that the country delivered a total of 1,056,100 units abroad in 2012.
China's railway authority will enhance the support for thermal coal transportation to ensure coal supply to the country's power companies.
The cost of pork rose more than 10 percent in the past two months, according to Xinhua News Agency's price system on national farm produce.
Farm produce output in China witnessed growth last year, boosted by vegetable, meat and sugar production, the Ministry of Agriculture said.
More than half of Chinese major cities saw home price hikes in December on an annual and monthly basis, in a sign of increasing pressure for property prices.
Investment in China's property sector rose 16.2 percent in 2012 from a year earlier to 7.18 trillion yuan ($1.14 billion).
Output and sales of Chinese cigarettes rose less than 2.4 percent in 2012 from the previous year, an industry official said on Thursday.
China is aiming to expand its marine economy output to 10 percent of its GDP by 2015, according to a government plan issued Thursday.
China tans and dyes more than 75 percent of the world's fur, according to a report from a Chinese chamber of commerce.
The Chinese government plans to invest 650 billion yuan ($103.56 billion) in railway construction this year, nearly equivalent to the amount spent last year.
China is home to 277,000 independent pharmacies, accounting for 65.6 percent of the country's total medicine stores.
The number of visitor arrivals in Macao exceeded 28 million last year, a minor year-on-year increase of 0.3 percent over 2011.