China railway insurance compensation hasn't changed in 20 years

2011-07-27 17:29:17

China's maximum insurance compensation for railway accidents has remained at 20,000 yuan for almost 20 years since the regulation was established in 1992, the Today Morning Express reported on Wednesday.

Geely's liabilities surge to 71b yuan

2011-07-27 16:52:20

China's Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd announced that it will raise 1 billion yuan ($153.8 million) through a corporate bond sale aimed at repaying its bank loans and supplementing the operating capitals, chinanews.com reported Tuesday.

Philanthropist helps troubled ex-world champ

2011-07-27 16:36:09

Struggling former world champion gymnast Zhang Shangwu who had turned to begging to survive has been offered a job by a billionaire philanthropist.

Power coal prices continue to drop

2011-07-27 16:28:10

Power coal prices in East China continually dropped during the past month, which showed weakened demand of the domestic coal market, the Securities Time reported Wednesday.

China's lending to property industry slow down

2011-07-27 15:52:58

China's new lending to the real estate industry totaled 791.2 billion yuan ($122.32 billion) in the first half of 2011, the Securities Time reported Wednesday, citing data from the People's Bank of China (PBOC).

China decides 10 work focuses for energy saving work

2011-07-26 17:08:58

China has established guidlines for 10 work focuses on energy saving and emission reduction for the 12th Five-Yeas Plan (2011-2015) period, China Securities Journal reported on Tuesday.

China to build central economic zone

2011-07-26 16:09:56

China's State Council will issue guidelines to bolster Henan province to build the central economic zone no later than September, while the supporting regional development plan will come out by the end of the year at the earliest, the China Securities Journal reported Tuesday.

Social insurance fund collects over 1t yuan

2011-07-26 16:01:35

China collected 1.05 trillion yuan ($162.64 billion) of social insurance fund in the first half of 2011, up 26.6 percent from the same period last year, the China Business News reported on Tuesday, citing data from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security.

China's railway stocks slump

2011-07-26 15:37:59

Stocks in China's railway companies suffered a slump Monday after a Saturday train crash, China Securities Journal reported Tuesday.

Internet fraud rife among Chinese users

2011-07-26 14:45:04

A total of 121 million Chinese internet users have been victims of account hacking, online password theft, and online fraud as of the end of June 2011, accounting for 24.9 percent of all Internet users in China

China's hard-landing fear unnecessary: Expert

2011-07-26 14:33:25

According to a report released by HSBC, China’s July PMI will fall below 50 percent for the first time in a year, the Nanfang Daily reported Tuesday.

City govt to spend big bucks on roof painting

2011-07-26 11:32:19

Official city sources have quashed a rumor that the government of Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, planned to paint all the roofs of houses in the city.