China

Economy

McDonald's eyes growing presence in local market

2011-01-21 08:26

McDonald's, headquartered in a suburb of Chicago - the city that hosts President Hu Jintao on Thursday - is trying to expand its China presence and adapt to the emerging power's ever-changing business environment.

Apple secretive about its supply chain

2011-01-21 08:21

Chinese environmental groups on Thursday singled out iPhone maker Apple Inc for failing to properly oversee its Chinese suppliers, leading to poor environmental and work conditions, and dozens of factory workers being poisoned.

Economy expands faster, tightening fears grow

2011-01-20 23:55

China's economy grew 10.3 percent last year, up from 9.2 percent in 2009, consolidating its recovery from the global crisis and adding expectations of further monetary tightening.

Rural area leads per capita income growth in 2010

2011-01-20 13:25

The Chinese rural residents outpaced urban dwellers in their per capita income growth, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said at a press conference Thursday.

Urban residents' per capita income grows 7.8% in 2010

2011-01-20 10:47

The per capita income of China's urban residents grew 7.8 percent in 2010 from a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said at a press conference Thursday.

Urban residents' per capita income grows 7.8% in 2010

2011-01-20 10:47

The per capita income of China's urban residents grew 7.8 percent in 2010 from a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said at a press conference Thursday.

China's CPI up 3.3% in 2010

2011-01-20 10:21

China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 4.6 percent in December year on year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced Thursday.