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SHENYANG - China's press watchdog blacklisted nearly one hundred media workers in 2009 for illegal deeds like bribery and blackmail, with more than 20 journalists convicted of offenses. According to Li Dongdong, deputy head of the General Administration of Press and Publication ...
BEIJING - The Chinese government encourages Chinese businesses to set up economic and trade cooperation zones in member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to deepen cooperation, a senior commerce official said Wednesday. Vice Minister of Commerce Gao ...
BEIJING - The People's Bank of China, China's central bank, said Wednesday it will issue 15 billion yuan (US$2.2 billion) of 3-year bank bills Thursday, another sign the government wants to tighten liquidity. The central bank stopped issuing 3-year bills in June 2008 to reverse ...
Analysts estimate China's GDP growth, to be unveiled in few days, might quicken up to eleven or twelve percent in the first quarter of the year while inflation pressure is likely to keep building, Nanfang Daily reported. The consumer price index (CPI) is expected to slide to 2.3 ...
China has expanded an export rebate program for petty trade using yuan settlement in border areas of the southwestern province of Yunnan to cover exporters registered in eight provinces and autonomous regions. Export enterprises registered in the regions bordering other countries ...
SHENYANG - The Shenyang experimental economic zone plan has been approved by the State Council for northeast China's Liaoning Province, making the Shenyang economic zone the eighth experimental reform region in China, the governor of Liaoning Province announced here Tuesday. The ...
BEIJING - China has never manipulated its exchange rate for international trade benefits, said Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu Tuesday. Jiang was speaking in response to a question on China's attitude towards the US government's delay of a report on exchange rate policies ...
BEIJING - Chinese economic and financial experts said here on Tuesday that multinational companies (MNCs) involved in the processing trade in China have contributed most to China's trade surplus. Zhang Yansheng, director of the Institute for International Economic Research under ...
As many as 95 percent of employees in Beijing real estate companies expect their income to be somewhere between 150,000 and 300,000 yuan in 2010, according to a survey report released on April 2. The survey, conducted by Zhaopin.com, one of the largest human resources service ...
SHANGHAI - Four memoranda of understanding for cooperation between Shanghai and Taipei were signed on Tuesday during Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng's maiden visit to Taiwan, a move that marked increasingly active relations between cities across the Straits. The memoranda, the first on ...
BEIJING - China will introduce resource tax at a "proper" time to promote energy saving and environmental protection, the Ministry of Finance said Tuesday in a statement on its Website. The statement provide little details about the move which is part of the ministry's tasks for ...
BEIJING - China will continue to shut down outdated capacity in major industrial sectors to reduce pollution, save energy, and upgrade industry, the State Council, or Cabinet, said in a statement released Tuesday. The sectors include power, coal, steel, cement, non-ferrous metals...
NHA TRANG - The ASEAN+3 (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and China, Japan, South Korea) deputy finance ministers and central bank deputy governors held a meeting here Tuesday to discuss regional financial cooperation. The meeting is co-chaired by Chinese Deputy Finance ...
The areas of Beijing with the highest property prices also have the largest number of fraud cases in the city, likely because scammers are targeting more affluent areas, according to a local newspaper. China South Industries Group Corp (CSGC) recently bought a piece of land in ...
Domestic steel prices rose sharply last week as trading volumes slowed, triggering expectations of more price shocks soon. Special Coverage:Refocus on Iron Ore Talks Mysteel's composite steel price index, a major gauge of domestic steel prices, shows that domestic long steel ...
Market cancels lease of trader jailed for over three years Silk Street Market is selling itself as wanting to drive out counterfeit name-brand goods, terminating a lease on an area of the emporium that had been used to sell fake designer goods. Silk Street, which is one of the ...
The highest grade of Longjing tea (known as "special bright") will be auctioned in Beijing on Thursday for the first time. Longjing village, in Zhejiang province, only produced 10 kg of "special bright" Longjing tea this year. Some other major Chinese cities have started holding ...
XI'AN - Provincial government officials in Northwest China's Shaanxi province have ordered tighter security for schools across the province to prevent violent attacks against students. In an urgent notice on Sunday the Shaanxi provincial government said that local police should ...
GUIYANG - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao went on an inspection tour of a prefecture in the drought-hit southwest Guizhou province Saturday to Monday, meeting people there, seeing the dry conditions first hand and discussing relief measures with officials. Normally at this time of ...
SHANGHAI - Heavy fog hit Shanghai's Yangshan port Monday morning, reducing visibility and stranding ships, local customs police reported. Visibility in the port's two channels was reduced to 0.5 and 0.2 nautical miles at around 4:45 am, said an authority of the Shanghai Maritime ...
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 ...