Services sector growth drops to one-year low: HSBC
2012-09-05 15:40:24
The growth rate of the Chinese services sector slowed to a one-year low in August, mainly due to a slower increase in new orders.
Beijing to finish PM2.5 network by end of Sept
2012-09-05 14:51:56
Beijing plans to finish building its PM2.5 monitor network across the city by the end of September.
Charity denies buying luxury car with donations
2012-09-04 21:45:20
A children's welfare institute in East China has denied that it used public donations to buy a luxury Mercedes-Benz to please officials.
China has 12.6 million migrant children
2012-09-04 17:18:51
More than 12 million school-age children of migrant workers live with their parents who work outside their hometowns, Beijing News reported.
Ningbo port intercepts contaminated metal
2012-09-04 16:48:18
The coastal city of Ningbo has intercepted 9.26 tons of scrap metal that was contaminated with radioactive material in Japan's nuclear crisis last year.
Chinese gymnast gets gold from netizens
2012-09-04 16:37:31
China's "Lord of the Rings" Chen Yibing got a gold medal on Monday from netizens who pooled their money online to buy the gold for Chen after his surprise defeat in the men's rings competition in the London Olympic Games, reported Beijing Morning Post.
Beijing to see the fastest office rental growth
2012-09-04 16:08:15
Beijing will see the fastest office rental growth this year and in the next five years, with rents expected to surpass Shanghai in 2013.
Woman fined for using cell phone during landing
2012-09-04 15:46:03
A woman was fined 100 yuan ($15.70) for insisting on using her cell phone when a plane she was on was landing on Sunday, according to a local media report.
Big Four banks' loan amount stable
2012-09-04 15:34:41
China's Big Four State-owned banks extended almost the same amount in loans in August as in the previous month.
Fund managers moderately optimistic
2012-09-03 18:00:42
A recent survey showed that the country's fund managers remain moderately optimistic on the stock market, though a recent decline dragged valuations to new lows.
Beijing Olympic venues still going for gold
2012-09-03 17:45:21
Beijing's main Olympic venues are still operating more than four years after the Games closed, the People's Daily has reported.
New QDII quotas granted
2012-09-03 17:12:39
The State Administration of Foreign Exchange granted $500 million in new quotas in August for the Qualified Domestic Institutional Investors scheme.