Shanghai investors still interested in Japan property market
2011-03-18 14:31:37
While Japan is suffering from the devastating earthquake, Shanghai's investors are still interested in the Japanese property market.
Solar power favored after nuclear leakage in Japan
2011-03-17 17:32:38
Nuclear leakage in Japan triggered hikes in the solar and wind energy sectors on the domestic secondary stock market Wednesday.
Fears over radiation-contaminated salt dismissed
2011-03-17 11:02:59
Guangdong province has confirmed it has sufficient supplies of salt in a bid to calm anxieties and panic shopping linked to the growing nuclear crisis in Japan, a spokesman for the provincial salt administration Thursday in an interview with the Yangtze Evening Post.
Steel mills raise oriented silicon steel prices
2011-03-16 17:22:15
Baoshan Iron & Steel Co Ltd (Baosteel) released its steel price policy for April on Tuesday, raising the price of oriented electrical steel by 1,000 yuan per ton. Baosteel says prices for other steel products remained the same, and it also gives discounts of 100 to 200 yuan to some of the general cold and galvanized products, the Oriental Morning Post reported Wednesday.
China may raise quota on foreign exchange purchases
2011-03-15 14:49:52
The State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) may increase its annual quota on individuals' foreign exchange purchases from $50,000 to $200,000, the Economic Information Daily reported Tuesday.
No change in Beijing's hukou system
2011-03-15 13:22:57
Beijing will stick to its household registration, or hukou system, due to the current state of the booming population.
2nd batch of rare earth export quotas to be announced in 2011
2011-03-14 16:04:12
Commerce Minister Chen Deming said China will announce this year's second batch of export quotas for rare earths, but he did not give the exact figure, China Security News reported on Monday.
Energy development plan to be fixed by March
2011-03-14 15:16:59
China's energy development strategy for the 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015) will focus on a structural adjustment of its energy resources, China Securities News reported Monday, citing a top official at the National Energy Administration (NEA).
Philanthropist to donate 200,000 yuan to quake victims
2011-03-10 17:26:22
Chinese billionaire Chen Guangbiao will donate 200,000 yuan to earthquake victims in Southwest China’s Yunnan province, Chen told China Daily website in an exclusive interview Thursday.
Individual income tax unlikely levied on families
2011-03-10 15:34:13
China is unlikely to levy individual income tax on a family basis, but raising the tax threshold on salaries looks certain, 21st Century Business Herald reported Thursday.
Central SOEs to turn over 63b yuan to State
2011-03-10 15:29:20
China's central State-owned enterprises (SOEs) were estimated to turn over about 63 billion yuan ($9.37 billion) as capital income to the nation, the China Securities Journal reported Thursday.
Chinese billionaires fuel spike on Forbes' rich list
2011-03-10 14:29:09
The Chinese mainland almost doubled its number of billionaires from last year's 64 to 115 on Forbes' annual list of the world's richest people. The list was released Wednesday in New York.