Economy
China raises bank reserve ratio to tame inflation
2011-02-19 07:43
Banks' required reserves were raised by 50 basis points on Friday and further interest rate rises to tackle inflation were not ruled out by Zhou Xiaochuan
Bank of China to launch securities sale in HK
2011-02-18 23:02
Bank of China (Hong Kong) Friday announced the launch of securities sale and repurchase facilities to Renminbi (RMB) participating banks starting from Feb 21.
China approves launch of lead futures trading
2011-02-18 21:41
The Chinese securities regulator said Friday that it has approved the trading of lead futures on Shanghai Futures Exchange.
Import price of soybeans rises
2011-02-15 11:02
China's import price for soybeans rose by 20.4 percent year-on-year to $558 a ton in January.
China's PPI up 6.6% in Jan
2011-02-15 10:48
China's producer price index (PPI), a major measure of inflation at the wholesale level, rose 6.6 percent in January year-on-year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced Tuesday.
Inflation in food prices slows
2011-02-15 10:45
A rise in the price of most food items included in a government-monitored list slowed between Feb 1 and 10, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Monday.
Public rental housing eases distress in Chongqing
2011-02-14 15:10
As the southwestern city of Chongqing's ambitious public rental housing project began accepting applications this week, the less well-off there may finally be free from the distress, common among their counterparts in other Chinese cities, over dauntingly high housing prices.
Putting new skills in the picture frame
2011-02-14 14:46
Three provinces lower GDP targets
2011-02-14 13:56
China's foreign trade jumps 44% in Jan
2011-02-14 13:15
Crops dry up as drought drags on
2011-02-09 07:54
Rate hike 'aims to help tame inflation'
2011-02-09 07:47
Business and tourism bridge Taiwan Straits
2011-02-09 07:02
UN: Drought endangers Chinese winter wheat
2011-02-09 06:17
China hikes interest rates to damp inflation
2011-02-09 06:10
China has 4.6 million trademarks
2011-02-07 10:03
The downside of a dream job
2011-02-07 09:55
Specials
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London's Olympic Stadium
Construction on the flagship stadium for the 2012 London Olympics was completed Tuesday.
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The queen of panda cubs
Spanish Queen Sofia laughs as she plays with a panda.
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Donkey-powered Land Rover
Two donkeys pull a broken-down Land Rover in Shenyang, Liaoning province.
Today's Paper
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Peony express
Growers of nation's unofficial national flower are reaching out to Europe for help.