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The central government has now reduced its US Treasuries portfolio by 5.4 billion US dollars to $1.15 trillion in January. The US Treasury Department is now reporting that this is the third straight month of net selloffs, after the Chinese government's US debt holdings reached ...
Forty U.S. mayors are endeavoring to create a U.S.-China Cooperation Zone to facilitate Chinese investment in the nation to bolster local economies and create more quality jobs, Larry Harte, Mayor of Glendale in Colorado, said in Washington on Thursday. "We want to make it easier...
Shanghai will build an additional two or three 12-inch wafer plants and one or two TV panel plants within the next five years to boost the city's information technology manufacturing output, an IT industry regulator official said Monday. According to the city's 12th Five-Year ...
The expansion of Renminbi operations in Singapore has been speeding up, as banks raced to offer yuan deposit products and access to bonds to meet the growing appetite for the Chinese currency. ICBC, the world's largest commercial lender, officially inaugurated its first overseas ...
China is proposing tax reform to ease the financial burden of lower-income earners and boosting consumption, but consumers and market watchers alike are hoping it's just a first step in helping people cope with the twin costs of inflation and runaway housing costs. The State ...
China's banking regulator said via a circular on Monday that 34 kinds of bank service fees will be scrapped from July 1 to raise the efficiency of banking services. The fees to be abandoned include fees for opening or canceling a personal savings account or balance account, ...
The China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) on Thursday ordered banks to "properly handle" problems related to housing loans and protect the rights of customers while improving risk management. "All banks must strictly implement the country's macro control policies over the ...
An official with China's central bank said Thursday that they would steadily promote exchange rate and interest rate reforms over the coming five years, as they are key to the nation's financial system reform. Reforming the exchange rate formation mechanism of the Chinese ...
China aims to cap the total output of rare earth oxide at 93,800 tonnes this year, the Ministry of Land and Resources announced Thursday. This was 5.16 percent higher compared to the quota set for last year. China will not grant any new licenses for rare earths prospecting and ...
As China, the world's largest producer of rare earths, tackles concerns about an over-expansion of rare earth mining and its environmental damage, analysts say that this might signal an end to cheap rare earth supplies from China. Rare earths, a collection of 17 elements in the ...
The Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) of China's non-manufacturing sector rose to 60.2 percent in March, the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP) said Sunday. The March index was 16.1 percentage points higher than that in February, the CFLP said in an online ...
During its last open market operation for March on Thursday, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) took 297 billion yuan (45.3 billion U.S. dollars) of liquidity out from China's banking system, the first monthly net tightening since September 2010. PBOC Thursday auctioned 26 billion ...
China's top economic planner on Saturday urged local authorities to take vigorous measures to ensure adequate supply and steady prices of thermal coal, which is used for power generation. Local authorities and companies should better adjust the balance between production, ...
Local authorities said all earthquake victims had found shelter after nearly 9,000 tents were set up in the earthquake-hit Yingjiang County in southwest China. Altogether 53,000 people are being housed in large-sized tents erected in county plazas and village squares, said Jiang ...
China Southern Airlines, the nation's largest carrier by fleet, said its flights to Tokyo's airports were resumed. The airline canceled its flights to Tokyo Saturday after a devastating quake struck Japan on Friday. Meanwhile, China Southern Airlines flights to other Japanese ...
China's top legislator Wu Bangguo on Sunday met and extended regards to the journalists of leading Chinese media covering the annual sessions of the top legislature and advisory body. "You have given full coverage on important issues such as the review of the draft 12th Five-Year ...
The United States' move to put some Chinese firms on a "notorious markets" list might hurt the companies' reputation and China is concerned about the issue, a commerce ministry official said Sunday. Li Chenggang, head of the Department of Treaty and Law under the Ministry of ...
There were no reports of Chinese casualties in Japan's catastrophic earthquake and tsunami as of 12:00 a.m. Sunday Beijing Time, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said in a written statement. The disaster caused by Friday's earthquake is severe and there are many Chinese ...
China's tourism authorities on Sunday reminded people to be prudent before traveling to Japan and warned Chinese tourists in Japan about aftershocks. The National Tourism Administration (NTA) suggested tourists to avoid visiting Fukushima and Sendai where quake damages are most ...
A cold front began to affect western and northern China regions Sunday, causing temperature plunge and floating dust. Sand-dust weather began to affect northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and western part of northern Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region early Sunday morning...
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Bill Gates talks nuclear
Bill Gates talks nuclear
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates confirmed on Wednesday that he is ...
China offers inspirations to global dilemmas
China offers inspirations to global dilemmas
BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Policies of China's new leadership in the ...
Merck to put $1.5b in R&D
Merck to put $1.5b in R&D
Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD), the world's second-largest drug producer by ...
IMF chief warns of risks to recovery
IMF chief warns of risks to recovery
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary ...
China's farm product pricing plan shifts to market orientation
China's farm product pricing plan shifts to market orientation
The Number One Document also proposed a new pricing plan for China's ...
Chinese investors look to overseas opportunities
Chinese investors look to overseas opportunities
SHANGHAI, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- China, the world's top manufacturer and ...
Retailer's Net Profit Falls 3%
Retailer's Net Profit Falls 3%
A Wal-Mart store is seen in Stratford, Connecticut, the United States. ...
Gaming Firms Find Going Tough
Gaming Firms Find Going Tough
Employees demonstrate Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications' Xperia Play ...
Boeing Wins Biggest Order of US$26b
Boeing Wins Biggest Order of US$26b
A formation of nine Royal Air Force Red Arrows Hawk aircraft fly ...
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 ...
Lucrative golf industry lures stiff competition
Lucrative golf industry lures stiff competition
Two models stand beside golf equipment and bags at a recent golf ...
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 ...