Gold set to regain luster again as investors rush to hedge losses
2015-08-14 09:49:34
Gold demand in China fell by 3 percent in the second quarter of the year to 216 metric tons on the back of slowing economic growth and lower offtake, the World Gold Council said on Thursday.
China's energy use slows in 2014
2015-08-14 09:38:57
Energy consumption for every 10,000 yuan of China's GDP fell 4.8 percent year on year in 2014, the biggest in the past five years, data showed Thursday.
Falling ruble attracts more Chinese tourists to Russia
2015-08-14 09:31:54
The depreciation of the Russian rouble has attracted more foreign tourists to Russia with Chinese visitors accounting for a substantial part of the increase this year.
Additives cloud prospects for US hog farmers
2015-08-13 14:00:02
Hog farmers in the United States, the world's biggest exporter, are losing out on a big payday because of a feed ingredient that many have been giving pigs for the past 15 years.
Bullet train wars heat up
2015-08-13 13:33:21
China is ready to start construction on the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail project in Indonesia in September and complete the project within 2018, if it wins the contract.
China mulls licensing non-depository lending business
2015-08-13 10:50:14
China is mulling licenses for non-depository lending institutions amid the booming credit market.
China to tighten supervision over financing guarantee companies
2015-08-13 10:19:46
China is mulling measures to address the proliferation of unlicensed financing guarantee companies.
Beijing suburb will pioneer research, development in growing sector
2015-08-13 10:12:46
Yanqing county in the northern suburb of Beijing is an ideal area to grow high-quality potatoes. The climate is perfect and the soil should produce bumper yields of the vegetable.
Beijing 2022 can be springboard to greener future
2015-08-13 09:49:56
By winning the right to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, China's efforts at cleaning up its skies for good will take center stage, and act as a springboard for its renewable energy industry.
Internet boom reshaping jobs market
2015-08-13 08:15:14
The Internet boom is reshaping China's employment market by creating abundant opportunities and more self-employed workers, a report claimed on Wednesday.
Falling in love with local potatoes
2015-08-13 07:58:46
Considered the fourth food staple in China after rice, wheat and corn, potato production has increased on average by 6 percent annually in the past 10 years.
Steelmakers hit by glut in production, sinking prices
2015-08-13 07:40:53
The country's steelmakers reduced output last month, adding to signs of waning demand in the world's largest producer as companies grappled with overcapacity, sinking prices and slowing economic growth.