Travel aid for 224,000 poor students

2012-08-09 12:55:24

The Ministry of Education will offer travel expenses to help poor freshmen from central and west China get to school, Beijing Times reported Thursday.

Domestic solar sector in trouble: report

2012-08-09 09:09:46

China's solar industry is close to the edge of bankruptcy, investment bank Maxim Group said in a recent report.

Chinese wine firms' sales decrease

2012-08-08 17:47:43

The income of Yantai Changyu Pioneer Wine Co Ltd, which has a 120-year history, declined in the first half of 2012 for the first time in the last five years.

Ford taps Chinese heavy-duty truck market

2012-08-08 17:46:15

Ford Motor Co plans to tap China's heavy-duty truck market by taking over Taiyuan Chang'an Heavy Duty Truck Co through its China affiliate.

Zijin buys Australian gold mine

2012-08-08 17:45:36

Zijin Mining Group Co Ltd, China's top gold producer by output, said a subsidiary has bought more than 50 percent of Australia-listed Norton Gold Fields.

Developers eye tourism real estate projects

2012-08-08 16:20:13

About one-third of China's top 100 real estate developers have stepped into the tourism real estate sector.

Light maker Osram inaugurate Wuxi plant

2012-08-08 16:13:19

German company Osram AG, one of the two leading light makers in the world, had a groundbreaking ceremony for its new Wuxi plant in East China’s Jiangsu province on August 8.

China's export growth seen easing in July

2012-08-07 17:50:16

Economists believe that China's exports growth rate will be weaker in July than in the first half of the year, and the following months are seen as challenging in terms of foreign trade.

China Life warns on H1 profits

2012-08-07 17:49:28

China Life Insurance Company, the world's largest insurance provider by market value, has issued a profit warning for the first half of 2012 blaming volatile equity markets, and a drop in its asset values.

Project approval at peak rate

2012-08-07 17:47:18

The National Development and Reform Commission approved more than 200 investments projects each month in the last quarter.

China to encourage M&As of culture sector

2012-08-07 17:47:38

The Ministry of Finance said on Monday it will spend most of its annual budget for the culture industry on encouraging mergers and acquisitions, innovations and investment in overseas markets, activities that are to be led by State-owned enterprises directly under the central government.

Returnees struggle to get salaries above 10k yuan

2012-08-07 17:45:45

By Some 43 percent of the those returning home to China to work after studying and working abroad have reported earning salaries of just 3,000 yuan ($470) and 5,000 yuan per month.