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Railway stations embrace peak flow of passengers

2011-01-28 15:04

China's railway stations are increasing the heating and adding trains for the peak flow of passengers, as millions of travelers boarded trains in frigid weather to go home for the Spring Festival celebrations.

'Important measures' to boost strategic emerging industries

2011-01-28 14:43

China is mulling a slew of important measures in 2011 to raise emerging industries of strategic importance, said Zhu Hongren, chief engineer of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Shanghai Securities News reported Thursday.

China's inflation 'controllable': IMF chief economist

2011-01-28 14:27

China can deal with inflation and still manage a rapid economic growth, said Olivier Blanchard, the chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

China likely to limit corn imports soon

2011-01-28 14:07

China, the world's second-biggest corn consumer, may limit imports this year after the government told industrial users to stop buying the domestic supply, according to Yigu Information Consulting Ltd.

A tale of 2 cities for property tax reform

2011-01-28 07:07

Shanghai and Chongqing will launch the first-ever property tax for second-home buyers, part of a series of government measures to curb soaring prices and real-estate speculation. Poll

License plate policy hits auto dealers

2011-01-27 07:03

The Beijing government's restrictions on new license plates were meant to contend with traffic congestion, but are simultaneously threatening the livelihoods of many local dealers of second-hand cars.

IMF: Chinese economy to grow 9.6% in 2011

2011-01-27 13:18

China will continue to lead the world's economic output in 2011, with its economy projected to grow 9.6 percent year-on-year in 2011, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in its updated World Economic Outlook on Jan 25.