Staircase model show
2011-07-06 16:06:13
A model poses at the 5th China Staircase Import & Export Fair (Shanghai) on July 5, 2011. More than 100 staircase companies from China and abroad show their products during the fair.
Coal price sees 1st drop in 3 months
2011-07-06 15:45:09
In late June, the price of power coal dropped up to 20 yuan per ton in the east coast region, the first decrease in three months, China Securities Journal reported on Wednesday.
China stocks waver modestly Wednesday
2011-07-06 15:42:07
The weakness of banking shares weighed on Chinese stock markets, pulling the benchmark indices in Shanghai and Shenzhen modestly lower to close on Wednesday.
China discusses allowing SEC probes
2011-07-06 15:37:56
Chinese officials and US will meet next week to discuss giving American securities regulators the right to investigate companies within China for the first time, Bloomberg reported Wednesday citing officials.
China to strengthen eneregy saving in transport
2011-07-06 15:34:58
China will strengthen energy saving and emission reductions in road and waterway transport in the next five years as the central government decides to allocate funds to support it.
China launches energy-saving reconstruction in 40 cities
2011-07-06 14:25:11
China's Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development selected 40 key cities for the public building energy-saving reconstruction project during the 12th Five-Year period, China Securities Journal reported Wednesday.
Fostering financial inclusion
2011-07-06 14:23:53
Inclusive growth, or shared growth, is supposed to allow people to equitably share the benefits of economic development, making poverty reduction efforts more effective by creating productive economic opportunities for the poor and vulnerable sectors of society. This refers not only to people's material well-being, but also to human rights and democracy.
Only urgent action can help poor farmers
2011-07-06 14:23:33
Just three years after the 2007-2008 food crisis, expanding biofuel production, rising oil prices, depreciation of the US dollar, extreme weather and export restrictions have again led to high and volatile food prices.
Oil spill impacts
2011-07-06 13:47:42
Judging from what we have heard from the State Oceanic Administration (SOA), the China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) may be correct in claiming that the scope and impacts of the spill at Penglai 19-3 oilfield in the Bohai Sea are incomparable with the notorious Gulf of Mexico oil rig disaster, yet they appear much bigger than it claimed.
200 fear battery plant poisoning
2011-07-06 13:47:30
At least 200 workers from a factory that produces batteries in Changzhou, Jiangsu province, have been sent to a local health department for further blood tests after an initial probe showed many had been exposed to lead poisoning.
More 80-plus seniors now getting subsidies
2011-07-06 13:47:07
In an attempt to improve the welfare of China's rapidly aging population, the government is now paying monthly subsidies to 8 million of the nation's 19 million people above the age of 80, Li Liguo, the minister of civil affairs, announced on Monday.
Oil leak to have 'long-term impact'
2011-07-06 13:46:09
A leak from the Penglai 19-3 oilfield in Bohai Bay, operated by ConocoPhillips China (COPC), will have a "long-term impact" on the marine environment, China's top ocean watchdog warned on Tuesday.