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China will actively promote auto imports over the next five years to help the country restructure and upgrade its auto industry, a Chinese official from the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Sunday. Qian Jingfen, an official in charge of imports at the MOC's Industrial Department, ...
CHALLENGES REMAIN With the deepening of economic ties, China-EU trade ties have inevitably seen frictions and disputes. The EU launched a number of anti-dumping cases against Chinese products, which China's businesses regarded as unfair and a type of trade protectionism. But, Wan ...
As Europe continued its recovery from the global economic crisis, China-EU economic and trade relations were further boosted in 2010. Despite trade frictions and disputes, officials and businesses saw great potential in future ties. TRADE TIES ADVANCED TO PRE-CRISIS LEVEL Latest ...
China will become the world's second-largest acquirer this year after the United States with surging outbound direct foreign investment, according to a Chinese Academy of Social Sciences report issued yesterday. In the first 11 months, China's non-financial outbound foreign ...
For exporters in Zhejiang Province's Yiwu, which supplies half of the world's Christmas products, the year 2010 started surprisingly well. Orders jumped to the greatest volume in years, following a slump during the world economic crisis. But, even more surprisingly, after a year ...
Soufun Holdings Ltd, operator of a Chinese leading real estate website, has agreed to acquire the former American International Group Inc's training center in Lower Manhattan in New York for US$46 million. The deal, which is due to complete in the first half of 2011, mainly ...
Maersk Line, one of the world's largest container carriers by volume and market value, is planning to further combine intra-Asia imports with its global export network to strengthen its advantages in the region. Tim Smith, the chief executive officer for the North Asia region of ...
China will actively promote auto imports over the next five years to help the country restructure and upgrade its auto industry, a Chinese official from the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Sunday. Qian Jingfen, an official in charge of imports at the MOC's Industrial Department, ...
A robust domestic market, an increasingly competitive technological edge, a vibrant economic structure and a stable society will continue to provide strong support for China's growth in the next five years, a senior official said on Saturday. In the next five years, China will ...
Banks from Taiwan have started to develop their businesses on the mainland. The Bank of Taiwan and First Commercial Bank both signed comprehensive cooperation agreements with Bank of China (BOC) on Friday. The banks will cooperate with BOC in several areas, including their main ...
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Thursday in a final ruling that Indonesia, Malaysia and New Zealand dumped methanol in the Chinese market, causing material damage to Chinese manufacturers. Five-year anti-dumping measures against methanol imports from the three countries ...
China's outbound overseas direct investment (ODI) to non-financial sectors totaled 216.6 billion U.S. dollars in the 2006-2010 period, exceeding the government's target 3.6 times, the Minister of Commerce (MOC) Chen Deming said Friday. The annual growth rate was 38.8 percent ...
China's outward direct investment (ODI) growth will accelerate, and its volume will equal that of the nation's inward foreign direct investment (FDI) by 2015, said Yi Xiaozhun, vice-minister of commerce, on Thursday. Yi made the remark at a two-day annual commerce conference, ...
The Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) responded Thursday to US allegations of unfair subsidies for wind power equipment producers Thursday, saying on its official website that Chinese practices are in line with WTO rules. "China's measures to boost wind power development are ...
Beijing is going to import more goods and equipment in 2011 while keeping exports steady, said China's Minister of Commerce Chen Deming. Analysts believe it is a clear sign that the world's second-largest economy is keen to pull more weight as a consumer. In a statement on the ...
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Thursday in a final ruling that Indonesia, Malaysia and New Zealand dumped methanol in the Chinese market, causing material damage to Chinese manufacturers. Five-year anti-dumping measures against methanol imports from the three countries ...
China is tightening regulation on foreign investment in the real estate sector to crack down on speculation, according to a statement from the Ministry of Commerce(MOC) on Thursday. The ministry urges local authorities to increase checks and supervision on property investment ...
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said it had decided to launch an anti-dumping probe into photographic paper imported from the European Union (EU), the United States and Japan as of Thursday. The investigation will focus on evidence and damages of dumping to China's photographi...
Bharat Forge Ltd, India's biggest automotive forgings maker, expects its China venture to post an annual profit for the first time since it began four years ago, Bloomberg News reported Thursday. "The Chinese joint venture has turned around completely," Amit Kalyani, executive ...
Unlike the United States, the European Union does not think the revaluation of yuan, China's currency, could resolve trade imbalances with China, said visiting vice president of the European Commission Joaquin Almunia in Beijing. Both the European Union and the United States have ...
Xi Jinping to lead national security commission
Xi Jinping to lead national security commission
The Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee has decided that ...
China's reform leading group holds first meeting
China's reform leading group holds first meeting
BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- China's leading group for overall reform ...
Bill Gates talks nuclear
Bill Gates talks nuclear
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates confirmed on Wednesday that he is ...
Xinhua Insight: Emerging economies able to secure steady growth
Xinhua Insight: Emerging economies able to secure steady growth
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- Emerging economies are ...
China cuts retail oil prices
China cuts retail oil prices
BEIJING, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- China's top economic planner announced on ...
IMF chief warns of risks to recovery
IMF chief warns of risks to recovery
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary ...
Shell companies struggle to stay listed
Shell companies struggle to stay listed
China is planning to clamp down on back door listings. A back door ...
HK Disneyland Gets Toy Story Land
HK Disneyland Gets Toy Story Land
A general view of Toy Story Land at Hong Kong Disneyland is taken ...
Retailer's Net Profit Falls 3%
Retailer's Net Profit Falls 3%
A Wal-Mart store is seen in Stratford, Connecticut, the United States. ...
Ghana qualifies for FIFA U-20 women's World Cup
Ghana qualifies for FIFA U-20 women's World Cup
Ghana qualified for the 2014 FIFA U-20 women's World Cup following a 4...
Stars 'Big Three' fall short of title in 1st year
Stars 'Big Three' fall short of title in 1st year
Miami Heat's LeBron James (R) stands with teammates Chris Bosh (C) and ...
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 ...