The NDRC is working on, and will soon issue, guidance to encourage flows of private investment into the logistics industry, it said on Wednesday.
The first downtown Beijing duty-free shop will be located in the central business district, according to People's Daily website.
A video footage of students' evacuation in the recent magnitude-4.8 earthquake in Tangshan is a hit online and their calm cooperation is highly praised.
China's financial industry has beaten rivals again as it reported the highest annual salary of 91,364 yuan ($14,400) in the non-private sector last year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.
China's online video users reached 325 million by the end of 2011, accounting for 63.35 percent of the nation's total number of Internet users, reported Xinhuanet.com on Wednesday.
Around 40 cities have fine tuned policies to meet the rigid demand of home buyers, although restricted property-purchasing and a credit squeeze policy have been strictly enforced.
The exchange rate of the euro against the yuan tumbled to its lowest point in a decade at 7.8922 on Wednesday amid the ongoing crisis in Europe.
China's top court has increased the compensation standard for infringement of citizens' personal freedom, Xinhua reported Wednesday.
China will increase the fine for piracy to 1 million yuan ($158,000), Yan Xiaohong, deputy director of General Administration of Press and Publication, said on a seminar on intellectual property law and adjudication between the US and China on Tuesday, Beijing News reported.
About 202 batches of food and seven batches of cosmetic products imported in April were substandard and re-fused entry into the domestic market, China's top quality watchdog said on May 29.
Tennis star Li Na is reported to be honored by her home province with the building of a new stadium named after the sports icon.
Beijing will soon start a pilot program to replace turnover tax with value-added tax to accelerate structural adjustments in the economy, a statement from the local tax office said.
