The reform of China's property rights system has not yet been completed, a renowned economist said on Thursday.
A Shenzhen official is inviting Hong Kong companies to set up shops in the city's Qianhai zone, a pilot area for China's financial reforms.
The National Energy Administration announced on Wednesday that China's commercialized shale gas production has reached 143 million cubic meters.
The amount of cash Chinese tourists spent in Britain surged in the first half of 2013, with the British government set to launch a campaign to attract more of China's travellers.
China's financial sectors should not accept Bitcoin as legal tender, with Chinese authorities on Thursday warning of the risks related to the digital currency.
Carrefour SA plans to open 20 new hypermarkets annually and establish a presence in 30 new cities in China in the next three years.
Some NGOs have appealed for domestic and international fashion brands to set up systems to identify polluters in their supply chains.
China plans to build a high-level network of free trade agreements while pledging to act as a firm supporter of the multilateral trade system under WTO.
Rail and the postal service will be added to the value-added tax reform program starting on Jan 1, according to a State Council statement.
China will continue to expand the scope of its pilot program to replace turnover tax with value-added tax (VAT) by including two new sectors under the reform, an official document revealed Wednesday.
Taobao, an online marketplace owned by e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, officially launched an online education channel to help training organizations in China sell live-broadcast education content.
The outlook is stable for Chinese non-financial companies as the nation's GDP growth improves, Moody's Investors Service said on Wednesday.