An award ceremony in Shanghai recognized the contribution of 20 financial professionals amid the city's efforts to become an international financial hub.
Local residents stand in line waiting to proceed with transactions of car sales in a used car market in Tianjin on Dec 15, a day before the city began imposing quota on its new car plates.
China started construction on 6.66 million affordable housing units and completed building 5.44 million in the first 11 months, meeting its annual targets ahead of schedule.
Specialized skills can help foreign professionals power ahead in China's employment market, which is getting tougher and much more competitive.
Chinese companies will employ more foreigners abroad in a bid to boost local expertise in an increasing number of overseas operations.
The Chinese government wrapped up its annual Central Economic Work Conference and released afterwards a statement, which suggests an emphasis on stability.
China will maintain continuous and stable macroeconomic policies in 2014, said the head of the country's top economic planning agency on Sunday.
As urbanization increases in China, the role of the market and the availability of funds to pay for the changes are vital, officials and experts said.
An average pay rise of 8.8 percent is expected for company employees in China next year, according to a survey released on Sunday by 51job.com, China's leading jobs website.
China's key fiscal and monetary policy will be kept unchanged in 2014, signaling that the government will target internal structural reforms while maintaining stability and containing risks, analysts have said.
The State Council released a statement on the National Equities Exchange and Quotations on Saturday, allowing domestic micro, small and medium-sized enterprises to be listed on the equity exchange system.
Budget Law adjustments can lay basis for other changes, experts say