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BEIJING - China is expected to be the world's largest exporter of machinery and electronic products in 2010, with export value of the goods up 30 percent year-on-year to $940 billion, said an industrial head Thursday. China exported $842.74 billion worth of machinery and ...
BEIJING - China's overseas direct investment (ODI) in non-financial sectors in 122 countries and regions reached $47.56 billion in the first 11 months of this year, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced Wednesday. The investment covered 2,786 overseas enterprises for the ...
HOHHOT - A water-tower-like chimney is eye catching in the desolate desert, where under the chimney is a glass-made house sitting above the ground. This is a solar chimney plant system in Jinshawan, Wuhai city of North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, which is the ...
It is crucial for the government to bring economic growth onto a sustainable track in the coming five years The 12th Five-Year Plan period (2011-2015) is crucial for China. So it is essential that the decision-makers recognize the opportunities and challenges at home and abroad ...
NANJING - China will intensify its construction of water conservation facilities with priorities given to improving irrigation infrastructure for grain security and projects against drought and floods, officials said on Friday. Chen Lei, minister of water resources, told a ...
BEIJING - The capital's new vehicle and traffic regulations will likely steer automakers toward smaller cities, experts have said. "The direct impact of cutting the annual sales from more than 700,000 vehicles this year to 240,000 next year will cause many 4S stores to shut down, ...
NANJING - China's domestic demand for solar photovoltaic (PV) energy would reach 500,000 kilowatts this year, said Liu Qi, deputy head of the National Energy Administration (NEA), here on Tuesday. Liu made the remarks at a forum on renewable energy industry cooperation across the ...
CHANGCHUN - Visitors to an international automobile fair in Northeast China this year noticed a change taking place at the event: a greater number of hybrid and all-electric vehicles on display. More than 30 models of all-electric buses, BEVs (battery electric vehicle) and new ...
CHANGCHUN - Chinese automakers have begun to ramp up efforts to develop hybrid autos, a move which industry experts said is crucial for China to transform from being a "big nation" to a "powerful nation" within the auto industry.In the ongoing seventh China Automobile Fair in ...
China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) has launched a contest to find creative ideas and solutions to reduce carbon emissions in daily lives. The event, called My Creative Ideas/Solutions for a Low-carbon Life, is open to any interested individuals and organizations. ...
BEIJING - China's energy watchdog, the National Energy Administration, signed agreements with 26 provincial governments Friday to close at least 10 million kilowatts of outdated coal-fuelled power capacity before October this year. The agreement means China will close 70 million ...
It is imperative that China establish a carbon finance system to participate in international carbon trading and strive for its say in the pricing system, experts attending a forum said, discussing how China should develop its own low carbon economy. Carbon finance, which refers ...
It's not easy being green, but health clubs are finding that being good to the planet may also reward their bottom line. National fitness chains and boutique clubs alike are retro-fitting old centers and building greener new ones. "Health clubs worldwide are continuing to adopt ...
CANCUN, MEXICO - China is certainly making serious efforts to deal with carbon emissions, US Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern said Wednesday, adding he has "enormous respect" for what China is doing domestically. Stern told reporters that he knew China is doing a great ...
Accounting for more than 40 percent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions, the United States and China should work together to prevent runaway climate change and demonstrate to the world sustainable, low-carbon development models. As emissions around the world continue to ...
CANCUN, Mexico - China on Sunday presented to the world its low-carbon strategies and practices at the China Day event on the sidelines of the ongoing United Nations climate change conference. During the event, with the theme of "Low-carbon Development: China in Action," China ...
CANCUN, Mexico - China is trying to reach its emission reduction goal, said the head of the Chinese delegation at the ongoing United Nations climate change conference held in Mexican city Cancun on Monday. Xie Zhenhua, deputy director of China's National Development and Reform ...
BEIJING - A group of business leaders from renewable energy companies will visit the United States, on a fact-finding trip, in the first half of 2011, a US commerce official said on Monday. The executives, who will be discussing commercial opportunities as well as learning about ...
BEIJING - In the meeting room of the Zenith Steel Group Corp based in Changzhou city, east China's Jiangsu province, a giant timetable is seen hanging on the wall, displaying 12 projects the company must complete before Jan 15 next year in order to help emission reductions. About ...
Although I'm a bit fed up with the bargains, debates and protests at the United Nations climate conference in Cancun, Mexico, I do think China and its leaders should turn their attention to not so advanced countries in search of new models of development and change their concepts ...
Chicago unveils Chinese New Year celebrations
Chicago unveils Chinese New Year celebrations
CHICAGO -- Chicago held a ceremony Friday at the landmark Daley Civic ...
UN chief, Syrian FM in verbal clash at conference
UN chief, Syrian FM in verbal clash at conference
The first day of the peace conference in Montreux, was marked by ...
Chaos on streets after three reported killed in Kiev
Chaos on streets after three reported killed in Kiev
Three people have reportedly been killed in Ukraine's capital Kiev ...
Panel to push financial reform in FTZ
Panel to push financial reform in FTZ
Financial reform in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone will ...
Economist sees world economy strengthening in 2014
Economist sees world economy strengthening in 2014
NEW YORK, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Global economy is likely to gain ...
China economic reform in focus at World Economic Forum
China economic reform in focus at World Economic Forum
There’s been much talk of China at the World Economic Forum-and a ...
China's banks must evolve or perish
China's banks must evolve or perish
As China's traditional banks raise interest rates to claw back lost ...
Court rejects Apple lawsuit over iPad name
Court rejects Apple lawsuit over iPad name
Shenzhen Municipal Intermediate People's Court has rejected a lawsuit ...
Chinese steelmakers see profits plunge
Chinese steelmakers see profits plunge
China's 77 major steel companies reported an average profit margin of ...
Injured star short-track skater Wang Meng left out of China's squad for Sochi
Injured star short-track skater Wang Meng left out of China's squad for Sochi Winter Games
Injured Olympic champion Wang Meng has been ruled out of the 139...
Yao's gift of sport for all
Yao's gift of sport for all
Chinese NBA player Yao Ming teaches a boy with special needs how to ...
Li Na wins French Open women's singles title
Li Na wins French Open women's singles title
History-making tennis legend Li Na notched the first-ever grand slam ...