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China expects bumper harvest as autumn reaping begins Chinese farmers have begun to reap crops as autumn drew to a close, and the nation is expecting a good harvest this year, China's Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) said here Tuesday in a statement on its website. The forecast is ...
Chinese Vice Premier: China will be more open to investment Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan said Sunday that China will be more open to the world and the investment environment will continue to improve. Wang made the remarks at a summit forum of the three-day Expo Central China ...
World population will exceed 9 billion in 2050 From: People s Daily Online The world s population is expected to exceed 9 billion in 2050. The countries with over 100 million people will be increased to 17. India will replace China to become the world's largest country with a ...
China to reduce rare earth export quotas From: China Daily China will further reduce quotas for rare earth exports by 30 percent at most next year to protect the precious metals from over-exploitation, said an official from the Ministry of Commerce. He added that the country is ...
Foreign direct investment slows down From: China Daily Foreign direct investment (FDI) in China registered another monthly single-digit growth in September. Government officials and experts say they re still confident about the nation s FDI prospects although they do have ...
China s annual output of electric vehicles to hit 1m by 2020 From: Xinhua China s annual production capacity of electric motor vehicles will reach 1 million units by 2020, a senior official forecast last Saturday. As the world s largest auto market, new energy vehicles are key to ...
China shuts down 1,355 coal mines in first nine months From: Xinhua China shut down 1,355 small coal mines with a total production capacity of 125.19 million tonnes by the end of September as part of efforts to restructure its mining industry, the National Energy Administration ...
26 Chinese newspapers among world s top 100 in daily circulation From: People s Daily The World Association of Newspapers and Journalists Association recently issued the list of the 2010 Top 100 world daily newspapers by circulation in Paris. China had 26 newspapers on the list, ...
China September fiscal revenue rises 12.1%, slower growth expected China s fiscal revenue stood at 628.72 billion yuan (94.66 billion U.S. dollars) in September, up 12.1% from a year earlier, the Ministry of Finance announced. For the first nine months this year, fiscal revenues ...
Can Department Stores Knock Off Fast-Fashion Strategy? Department stores are getting ready to try "fast fashion" on for size, but can they be nimble enough to pull off the new look? In a bid to capture younger shoppers and recoup market share lost to stores like Hennes & Mauritz...
China ready to make more contribution to world s development From: Xinhua The Chinese economy has played a significant role in the world s development over the past five years and it will be more important in the next five years, a senior Egyptian official said Sunday. Moustafa ...
CPC approves proposals for formulating development plan for next five years From: Xinhua The leaders of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Monday ended a meeting to determine the country s development for the next five years with a call to improve living standards nationwide. Hu ...
Prices of China s farm produce end 16-week consecutive rises From: Xinhua Prices of edible farm produce in China s 36 large and medium-sized cities remained largely unchanged in the week that ended October 17 from the previous week, ending sixteen consecutive weeks of increases. ...
China s September exports up 25.1%, imports rise 24.1% China s exports rose 25.1% in September from a year earlier to 144.99 billion U.S. dollars, but the pace of growth slowed from August's 34.4% surge. The country s imports rose 24.1% year on year to reach 128.11 billion U.S. ...
China to continue with gradual exchange rate reforms: chief currency regulator From: Xinhua China will continue to promote gradual exchange rate reforms, even while the yuan is expected to stabilize at a reasonable level, said Yi Gang, head of the State Administration of Foreign ...
New sales outlets are a big deal for small businesses Robert Siegel uses his hands to create brightly colored porcelain clay ceramics. But it was his feet that came in handy when he first tried to sell his wares. "I literally got started carrying things into stores and saying 'Do ...
National standards for home appliances after-sales services released The Standardization Administration of China has published nine standards for the after-sales services of home appliances, which are China's first batch of national standards in the home appliances retail service ...
Australian firms lose $10.3bn from theft: survey Australian retailers lost more than $10.31 billion to shoplifting and employee theft during the past four years although the trend is now falling, a survey finds. And Australian thieves in particular favour lipstick and baby ...
Aldi effect fades as Big Four hit back and consumers lose taste for austerity shopping Heavy discounters that boomed in the recession are in retreat in the battle for high-street grocery sales. Not many retailers would want to turn the clock back to March 2009, the darkest hour ...
Chinese Splurge on $130,000 Watches in Hong Kong Chinese shoppers visited Hong Kong in record numbers last week to splurge on $130,000 watches, vintage wine and diamonds, boosting sales for Sotheby s and retailers including Omega retailer Hengdeli Holdings Ltd. Merchants sales ...
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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%
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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 ...
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Yao's gift of sport for all
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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 ...