China's 2010 FDI hits $105.74b, up %17.4
2011-01-18 11:06:43
The amount of foreign direct investment (FDI) into China rose 17.4 percent year-on-year to $105.74 billion last year, said Yao Jian, spokesman of the Ministry of Commerce, Tuesday.
Trade frictions won't derail bilateral ties, ministry says
2011-01-18 11:03:06
Trade frictions cannot smear economic and trade relations between China and the United States, and bilateral ties have been "fairly good" and "mutually beneficial", a senior official with China's Ministry of Commerce has said.
Home prices in major cities up 6.4% in Dec
2011-01-17 09:58:30
Home prices in 70 major Chinese cities rose 0.3 percent month on month in December and 6.4 percent year on year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Monday.
China to build more low-cost apartments
2011-01-14 15:54:44
Construction of government-subsidized apartments accelerated in 2010, as part of a major effort to curb soaring property prices and provide housing for low-income earners.
Work on Beijing's new airport set to go
2011-01-12 11:03:52
Construction of the capital's second airport is likely to start this year, a year later than the civil aviation industry had expected.
Rising domestic demand helps cut trade surplus
2011-01-11 09:47:03
China's trade surplus narrowed in 2010 for the second straight year - helped by increased domestic demand - and the trend is expected to continue for the first half of 2011, economists said.
Online ad revenue to beat newspapers
2011-01-08 09:38:24
The Internet is expected to overtake newspapers in advertising revenues in China by 2012 as more and more advertisers take advantage of the country's booming online market, according to a new report by the Data Center of China Internet (DCCI).
Report: Smoking industry harming economic health
2011-01-07 10:56:17
Lost productivity from smoking-related health problems will hamper China's economic growth, and related costs incurred by smoking far exceed the tobacco industry's contribution in terms of profits and jobs it generates.
Publishers of Chinese books predict boom
2011-01-06 14:52:07
China is targeting a year-on-year rise of 15 percent in its book export revenue in 2011 amid stronger government efforts to promote Chinese printed publications globally.
Property prices soared 24% in 2010: Research
2011-01-04 15:42:35
China's property prices soared by almost 24 percent in 2010, Guangzhou Daily reported Tuesday, citing data from an unofficial research report.
Refund for overseas Hainan shoppers
2010-12-28 09:24:57
Overseas tourists to Hainan province will be able to reclaim taxes paid on purchases, including clothes and cosmetics, from New Year's Day as part of plans to turn the tropical island into an international travel and shopping paradise.
Island: paradise for some shoppers
2010-12-27 09:54:45
Mainland people are set to lose out from a new tax-return policy to be unveiled during an official news conference on Monday that will further benefit foreign travelers and visitors from Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao to Hainan province.
