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Google renews push in China (Jan 12/The Wall Street Journal)

Google Inc., which pulled its Web-search engine out of mainland China two years ago after a confrontation with Chinese authorities...more

China inflation eases to 15-month low, policy easing eyed (Jan 12/Reuters)

China's inflation rate eased to a 15-month low in December, though sticky food prices are a reminder of the risks...more

China trade growth slows to 2-year low, trade surplus continues declining trend (Jan 10/Reuters)

China's exports and imports grew at their slowest pace in more than two years in December as foreign and domestic...more

China likely to cut bank reserve ratios soon to boost economy (Jan 8/CNBC)

China’s central bank is likely to announce further cuts to banks’ reserve requirement ratios to boost slowing growth, a number...more

China's IPO market the world's biggest despite slump (Jan 5/Reuters)

China remained the world's biggest IPO market in 2011, even as total funds raised slumped from the previous year due...more

China home prices fall for 4th month (Jan 4/ Bloomberg)

China’s home prices fell for a fourth month in December as the government prolonged a crackdown on speculation that risks...more

India, China manufacturing shows resilience to Europe crisis (Jan 3/Bloomberg)

Manufacturing in India and China improved in December, a sign the world’s fastest-growing major economies are withstanding Europe's debt crisis.The Purchasing...more

China’s Central Bank to keep monetary policy ‘prudent’ in 2012 (Dec 31/Bloomberg)

The People’s Bank of China will maintain a “prudent” monetary stance to ensure policy remains stable in 2012 and improve...more

China GPS rival Beidou starts offering navigation data (Dec 28/The Wall Street Journal)

China has begun operating a homegrown satellite navigation service that is designed to provide an alternative to the U.S. Global...more

China's fiscal deficit to fall in 2012 (Dec 27/Reuters)

China's central government will run a smaller fiscal deficit in 2012, according to a report by local media. Fiscal outlays...more

China, Japan to promote direct trade of currencies (Dec 26/Bloomberg)

Japan and China will promote direct trading of the yen and yuan without using dollars and will encourage the development...more

Yuan hits all-time high, on track for over-4 percent gain in '11 (Dec 26/Reuters)

The yuan closed up against the dollar on Monday after hitting an all-time high in intraday trading, guided by a...more

China tops U.S, Japan to become top patent filer (Dec 21/Reuters)

China became the world's top patent filer in 2011, surpassing the United States and Japan as it steps up innovation...more

China’s November home prices post worst performance this year amid curbs (Dec 18/Bloomberg)

China’s home prices posted their worst performance this year with more than half of the 70 biggest cities monitored in...more

China lays out economic policy for 2012 amid slowdown (Dec 15/ The Wall Street Journal)

Chinese leaders pledged to step up spending to maintain growth and social stability amid rising global risks. The statement comes...more

China's foreign trade growth slows in November, surplus narrows (Dec 10/Xinhua)

Faltering external demand and a decelerating economy at home continued to weigh on China's foreign trade in November, slowing export...more

China Inflation cools to 4.2%, slowest pace in 14 months (Dec 9/Bloomberg)

China’s inflation cooled to the slowest pace in 14 months in November, giving policy makers more room to loosen policies...more

China predicts ‘severe’ challenges to exports (Dec 7/Bloomberg)

China sees an increase in domestic costs and a slowdown in overseas demand putting “severe” pressure on its exports next...more

China real-estate prices to slide in 2012: Credit Suisse (Dec 6/The Wall Street Journal)

China's residential property prices are forecast to decline 20% from their 2011 peak through the end of 2012, with transactions...more

China slowdown spreading, HSBC services PMI shows (Dec 5/Reuters)

China's services sector cooled in November to its weakest growth in three months, an HSBC purchasing managers' index showed on...more

China lowered banks reserve ratio requirements (Nov 30/China Daily)

China's central bank lowered reserve requirements for commercial lenders for the first time since December 2008, a sign the country...more

China's Chery, Israel Corp JV launched new car brand (Nov 28/Globes)

Israel Corporation and China's Chery Automobile Company announced that their joint venture, Qoros Automotive Company, will launch a new brand...more

China will become the world’s most valuable market for e-commerce (Nov 26/The Economist)

WHEN it comes to e-commerce, America is still top dog, with some 170m punters scouring for bargains on the internet....more

China’s manufacturing may contract most in three years (Nov 23/Bloomberg)

China's manufacturing may contract this month by the most since March 2009 as home sales slide, adding to evidence the...more

World Bank projects 8.4 pct growth for China in 2012 (Nov 22/Xinhua)

The World Bank on Tuesday projected a growth of 9.1 percent for China in 2011, followed by a slower growth...more

China wishes to expand its trade with Israel to 10b USD in 2012 (Nov 18/The Marker)

China's vice minister of commerce Mr Zhong Shan said that China wishes to expand its trade with Israel in 2012...more

China home prices fall most this year (Nov 18/Bloomberg)

China’s home prices fell in 33 of 70 cities monitored by the government in October, the worst performance since it...more

China indicator shows economy maintaining momentum: Conference Board (Nov 17/Bloomberg)

A Chinese leading indicator rose, suggesting the world’s second-biggest economy is weathering moderating export growth and a government campaign to...more

CNOOC to invest in natural gas exploration in Israel: Calcalist (Nov 13/Calcalist)

The Chinese oil giant CNOOC is negotiating an investment in the recently discovered Leviathan natural gas field in Israel with...more

China exports slow as Europe dims outlook (Nov 10/Bloomberg)

China’s exports rose at the slowest pace in almost two years in October as Europe’s deepening debt crisis crimped demand,...more

China inflation eases to 5.5% in October (Nov 9/China Daily)

China's consumer price index (CPI), the main gauge of inflation, rose 5.5 percent year-on-year in October, weakening from September's 6.1...more

China FX rate within reasonable level: Minister (Nov 7/Reuters)

China's yuan exchange rate is within a "basically reasonable level," and it is not the root cause of the China-U.S....more

Israel's Xjet Solar raised 35m USD in China (Nov 2/Calcalist)

Two weeks after MAI's acquisition by ChemChina for USD 2.4 billion, Israel's Xjet Solar have raised 35 million USD from...more

China PMI drops to lowest in almost 3 years (Nov 1/Bloomberg)

A Chinese manufacturing index dropped to the lowest level since February 2009, bolstering the case for fiscal or monetary loosening...more

Europe tries to lure Chinese cash to back rescue of Euro (Oct 29/The New York Times)

A day after European leaders unveiled their latest plan to save the euro, top officials opened talks with China in...more

China minimum wage up by 21.7% despite economic cooling (Oct 26/BBC)

Labour costs are rising in China, with official figures showing minimum wages have grown by more than a fifth. The...more

China takes a loss to get ahead in the business of fresh water (Oct 25/The New York Times)

TIANJIN, China — Towering over the Bohai Sea shoreline on this city’s outskirts, the Beijiang Power and Desalination Plant is...more

China economy grows at slowest pace in 2 years: 9.1 pct in Q3 (Oct 18/ Bloomberg)

China's economy grew 9.1 percent in the third quarter from a year earlier, the slowest pace since 2009, on monetary...more

ChemChina completes acquisition of Israeli Makhteshim Agan Industries (Oct 17/CNCC)

On October 17, the 60 percent acquisition of Israeli Makhteshim Agan Industries (MAI) by China National Agrochemical Corporation, a wholly-owned...more

China surpasses U.S. as EU's top trade partner (Oct 16/Xinhua)

Trade between China and the European Union (EU) totaled 35.6 billion euros (49.4 billion U.S. dollars) in July, allowing China...more

China's inflation eases to 6.1 pct in September (Oct 14/Xinhua)

China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, eased slightly to 6.1 percent year-on-year in September from 6.2...more

China exports slow on ‘severe challenges’ (Oct 13/Bloomberg)

China's exports rose the least in seven months and the customs bureau warned of “severe” challenges as the global economic...more

China’s Yuan strengthens most since July 2005 amid U.S. currency pressure (Oct 11/Bloomberg)

China's yuan advanced the most since the currency’s July 2005 revaluation and after the U.S. said the Asian nation undervalues...more

Housing, fuel costs ease in China (Oct 10/The Wall Street Journal)

Housing prices in China declined for the first time this year, according to a private index, and Beijing cut government-controlled...more

China's Internet users exceed 500m (Oct 7/China Daily)

Senior government official said that China's Internet users has exceeded 500 million -- an Internet popularization rate close to 40...more

Israeli firms open foreign business incubator in China (Oct 4/Xinhua)

A new Israeli business incubator has recently opened its doors in China in order to help Israeli and foreign companies...more

China makes moves to increase imports (Sep 30/China Daily)

China is studying and launching concrete measures related to tax and procedures to increase imports. The move is part of...more

China's auto exports surge 53.3% in first seven months of 2011 (Sep 27/Xinhua)

 Exports of China's automobiles and automotive accessories have flourished since 2010 as the global economy started to recover in late...more

Yuan ‘fully convertible’ in 5 Years: adviser (Sep 26/Bloomberg)

China’s yuan may become a fully convertible currency in five years, said Li Daokui, an adviser to the People’s Bank...more

China's manufacturing activity continues to contract (Sep 22/Xinhua)

China's manufacturing activity continued to contract for the third consecutive month in September, according to a preliminary reading of the...more

IMF puts China's growth at 9.5% in 2011 (Sep 21/China Daily)

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that China's economic growth was expected to remain robust at 9.5 percent this year after growing...more

China's home-price climb slowed in August, challenge curbs (Sep 19/WSJ)

New-home prices rose in fewer Chinese cities in August than in July, indicating that the central government's tightening efforts are...more

China foreign direct investment rises 11.1% (Sep 16/Bloomberg)

Sept. 16 (Bloomberg) --Foreign direct investment in China climbed 11.1 percent in August from a year earlier as the nation’s...more

Resilience to debt crisis makes Yuan the only BRIC winner (Sep 14/Bloomberg)

China, with its centrally controlled economy, managed currency and restrictions on capital inflows, has become a haven for investors fleeing...more

China's August exports grow 24.5 pct; surplus narrows (Sep 10/Xinhua)

China's exports surged 24.5 percent year-on-year in August to reach 173.31 billion U.S. dollars, the General Administration of Customs announced...more

China's inflation eases to 6.2 pct in August (Sep 9/Xinhua)

China's inflation eased in August from a 37-month high as the country's economy cooled and global uncertainties lingered.The consumer price...more

Fitch warns of downgrades for China (Sep 8/Reuters)

Fitch Ratings warned on Thursday that it might downgrade China's credit rating within two years as the country's banks struggle...more

Indexes indicate slowing growth (Sep 5/China Daily)

A Chinese non-manufacturing index dropped in August, adding to evidence that growth is moderating in the world's second-largest economy after...more

China plans to boost new-energy vehicle purchases (Sep 5/China Daily)

China's State Council, or cabinet, is considering a development plan for new-energy vehicles, according to Su Bo, vice-minister of the...more

China needs structural changes to avoid middle income trap: World Bank (Sep 2/Xinhua)

China's economic growth has been a source of strength in the crisis, but the nation also needs structural changes to...more

China faces dwindling labor supply (Aug 30/Bloomberg)

China’s three-decade-old, one-child policy will accelerate declines in the workforce, forcing companies to upgrade to higher-value products in the way...more

China widens reserve ratio to limit inflation, analysts say (Aug 29/Bloomberg)

China broadened the base of reserves it requires commercial lenders to deposit with the central bank to control liquidity and...more

Israel's export to China jumped in first half of 2011 (Aug 28/The Marker)

Israel's exporrt to China jumped 34% in the first half of the year and crossed the one bilion dollar line...more

China overtakes U.S. as largest market for PCs (Aug 23/Bloomberg)

China probably overtook the U.S. as the largest personal-computer market last quarter, after three decades of American dominance in an...more

China's economy to grow 9.28% in 2011, slowdown inevitable: economists (Aug 22/China Daily)

The Chinese economy will grow by 9.28 percent in 2011 if the United States can stay out of a double-...more

Door opens to yuan investments (Aug 18/China Daily)

The central government will soon allow investors in Hong Kong to use the yuan to invest in the mainland's equities...more

Conference Board: China slowing ‘significantly’, should have 'soft landing' (Aug 17/Bloomberg)

Growth in China, the world’s second- biggest economy, is slowing “significantly,” according to The Conference Board, a New York-based research organization....more

China's FDI up 18.57% in first seven months (Aug 16/Xinhua)

China's foreign direct investment (FDI) rose by 18.57 percent year on year to 69.19 billion U.S. dollars in the seven...more

Yuan Hits Fresh High Against Dollar (Aug 11/The Wall Street Journal)

China signaled that it intends to take a more active role in trying to calm chaotic global and domestic markets,...more

China’s trade surplus surges to $31.5 billion, currency reaches new peaks (Aug 10/Bloomberg)

China’s trade surplus surged to $31.5 billion in July, the highest level in more than two years, as exports rose...more

Inflation in China hits 37-month high, at 6.5% (Aug 9/China Daily)

China's annual inflation quickened to a higher-than-expected 6.5 percent in July, putting the central bank in a bind as it...more

China likely to raise interest rates further (Aug 8/China Daily)

China is likely to increase benchmark interest rates again in the near term to curb inflation, according to the latest...more

China may continue managed floating exchange rate regime for next eight years (Aug 4/Xinhua)

China may continue to institute a managed floating exchange rate regime that is tied to a basket of foreign currencies...more

China's inflation expected to remain high (Aug 1/Xinhua)

China's consumer prices will remain high in the third quarter with July's inflation figure forecast to be between 6 to...more

China continues prudent monetary policy during second half (Aug 1/Xinhua)

Fighting inflation will remain the top priority for China during the second half of the year. The nation will continue...more

China soon to issue full plan to reduce carbon intensity (July 29/China Daily)

China will soon release detailed plans on ensuring that its goal for reducing carbon intensity from 2011 to 2015 is...more

China climbed to fifth-largest outbound direct investor (July 27/China Daily)

China climbed up the world rankings to fifth-largest outbound direct investor last year and there is still huge potential for...more

China to hit 1B mobile subscribers next year (July 26/C114)

China is on track to surpass a billion mobile connections by May of 2012. For comparison, the U.S. has about...more

China's economy on track for gradual slowdown (July 25/China Daily)

China's economy is expected to head toward a gradual slowdown in the second half of this year, as the central...more

West China's economy to grow 13 pct this year (July 25/Xinhua)

China's first evaluative report on economic quality in the western region predicted that the region's economy will grow by 13...more

China's trade surplus likely to widen in coming months (July 22/China Daily)

China's monthly surplus is expected to "widen" in the coming months though export growth will "decelerate", probably causing some factories...more

IMF delivers critical report of China's economy (July 21/China Daily)

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicted on Wednesday that China will continue to drive global economic development with an estimated GDP...more

China's Internet population growth slows down - hit 485 million (July 20/China Daily)

First-half growth in the ranks of Chinese Internet users slowed to the weakest pace since the late 1990s, said a...more

More Chinese cities see property prices fall in June (July 18/Xinhua)

More Chinese cities reported lower or unchanged property prices in June, which suggested the government's cooling measures have begun to...more

China expands home-purchase limits (July 14/The Wall Street Journal)

China will expand home-purchase restrictions into some second-tier and third-tier cities where property prices are rising too quickly, indicating a...more

China's GDP up 9.6% in H1, Q2 growth slows to 9.5% (July 13/China Daily)

China's economy expanded by 9.6 percent year-on-year in the first half of 2011, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said...more

Foreign-exchange reserves jump in China (July 12/ The Wall Street Journal)

China reported a jump in its foreign-exchange reserves and a surge in bank lending, reflecting continued inflationary pressures on the...more

China to step up water facilities construction (China Daily/July 11)

The Chinese government has pledged to intensify construction of water facilities, an urgent effort to enhance grain safety and fight...more

China's CPI hits three-year high of 6.4% in June (July 9/Xinhua)

China's inflation escalated to the highest level in three years amid lingering pressure, with the consumer price index (CPI), the...more

Investment in water facilities in Chinese cities to hit 77 bln USD in next 5 years (July 7/Xinhua)

The investment in water facilities in Chinese cities from 2011 to 2015 is estimated to be no less than 500...more

Interest rates rise once again (July 7/China Daily)

The central bank announced that it will increase interest rates, for the third time this year, by 25 basis points....more

China tops world's renewable energy investment (July 6/Xinhua)

China is now the world leader in renewable energy investment, as developing countries overtook developed ones for the first time...more

Moody's Warns on China Debt (July 6/The Wall Street Journal)

Moody's Investors Service said China's main government auditor may have understated banks' loans to local governments by half a trillion...more

Microsoft to provide English search results on Baidu (July 5/China Daily)

Google Inc may face a new challenge in China as Microsoft Corp, its main rival in the United States, and...more

Cost of housing to fall but no 'hard landing' expected (July 4/ China Daily)

China's high housing prices will meet a downward inflection point in the third quarter of the year but the sector...more

China likely to announce interest rate hikes in Q3 (July 2/Xinhua)

China is likely to raise its benchmark interest rate one or two times during the third quarter of this year...more

China revises individual income tax law, raises exemption threshold (June 30/Xinhua)

China's legislature approved a measure to increase the threshold at which workers must pay income taxes to 3,500 yuan ($540)...more

Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail starts operation (June 30/Xinhua)

The first commercial bullet train trips on the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway has departed. Premier Wen Jiabao attended the open-to-traffic ceremony...more

China's minimum wage to grow over 13% annually (June 29/Xinhua)

China's minimum wage will grow by an average rate of at least 13 percent over the next five years, the...more

China's local government debts exceed 1.65t USD (June 27/China Daily)

China announced the size of its local governments' debts for the first time, which experts said will ease concerns over...more

China's June consumer price index to be higher than May (June 26/Xinhua)

China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, will be higher in June compared to May, but it...more

China to cut import tariffs on 33 commodities (June 24/Xinhua)

China's Ministry of Finance said that the country will cut or completely eliminate tariffs on 33 commodities, ranging from fuel...more

China's manufacturing sees sizable slowdown (June 24/China Daily)

China's manufacturing activities stagnated in June in response to the 10 months of consecutive tightening measures. Nevertheless, It is too...more

China to build new hydroelectric power plants (June 23/China Daily)

China will invest 400 billion yuan ($62 billion) in the construction of four hydroelectric dams, to help the government boost...more

The Nasdaq China Index continues its dramatic droop (June 22/China Daily)

Just a couple of months ago the debate was still open as to whether there was a bubble in US-listed...more

Cities rein in home prices (June 20/China Daily)

More Chinese cities have seen month-on-month declines in the prices of both new and secondhand homes, according to the National...more

China to exempt green vehicles from taxation (June 16/China Daily)

 The State Council began soliciting public opinions on a draft regulation for the implementation of the Vehicle and Vessel Tax...more

China sees import expansion as long-term strategy (June 15/Xinhua)

Increasing imports is not a temporary measure for China, but a long-term macro-economic strategy, Yao Jian, spokesman for the Ministry...more

China's CPI up 5.5% in May (June 14/China Daily)

China's consumer price index (CPI), the main gauge of inflation, rose 5.5 percent year-on-year in May, the National Bureau of...more

China to pass Japan as top luxury market in 2012 (June 10/Xinhua)

China is expected to replace Japan as the world's top consumer of luxury goods by 2012 due to its growing...more

Solar power to become cheaper in China (June 10/China Daily)

The price of solar power in China is expected to drop by 20 percent in the next five years as...more

China defines functions of regions to sustain development (June 9/China Daily)

China's top economic planner, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), said that the central government has carefully defined the...more

Analysis: China local debt cleanup could spur more rebalancing (June 1/Reuters)

Chinese regulators want to relieve provincial and municipal governments of 2-3 trillion yuan ($308-463 billion) in debt amassed through special...more

South China drought pushing up prices, CPI may hit new high this month (May 30/Caijing)

A rare drought continues rocking the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in China, leading to price rises...more

China updates 'Catalog of Encouraged Technology and Product Imports' (May 26/China Briefing)

The encouraged technology and product imports in the Catalog – which the Ministry of Commerce updates from time to time...more

China's cell phone users exceed 900 million (May 25/China daily)

China's cell phone user grew by 41.39 million in the first four months of 2011 to 900.39 million in total,...more

Goldman Sachs revises down China growth forecasts (May 25/Caijing)

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. revised down forecasts on China’s growth in 2011 and 2012 due to hiking inflation projections while citing the...more

Unprecedented power shortages expected in China (May 24/China Daily)

China is likely to face the most severe power shortage in its history this summer, with the electricity shortfall increasing...more

China to drive development of 4G network (May 20/China Daily)

China will be a main driver for the deployment of the fourth-generation (4G) mobile telephone network in the Asia-Pacific region...more

Property prices still rising in most cities (May 19/Xinhua)

More tightening measures may be introduced by the government if property prices and transactions in second and third-tier cities continue...more

Delloite expects China to Become world's largest chemical market (May 17/Xinhua)

China is expected to overtake the United States as the world's largest chemical market by the end of 2011.Source: Xinhua...more

Reserve requirement raised to record high by PBOC (May 13/China Daily)

China has raised the reserve requirement ratios (RRR) for banks for the fifth time this year to restrain price rises....more

CSRC Signed MOU with Israel Securities Authority （CSRC.GOV)

China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) concluded a Memorandum of Understanding（MOU） Regarding Securities and Futures Regulatory Cooperation with Israel Securities Authority...more

M&A deals rose by 30 percent last year (Jan 18/Economic News)

Outbound merger and acquisition (M&A) deals by Chinese buyers increased by more than 30 percent to a new peak of...more

China raises banks' required reserve ratio (Jan 17/Economic News)

The People's Bank of China raised the required reserve ratio for mainland banks on Friday evening for the fourth time...more

Yuan-based trade to increase (Jan 13/ China Daily)

SHANGHAI - One-third of China's cross-border trade may be settled in yuan by 2016, as the Chinese government pushes for...more

Foreign exchange reserves hit record high (Jan 12/2011)

China's foreign exchange reserves rose to a record $2.85 trillion at the end of 2010, an 18.7 percent increase year-on-year,...more

China posts strong foreign trade growth in 2010, trade surplus narrows

China's foreign trade last year jumped 34.7percent year on year to more than 2.97 trillion U.S. dollars while its trade...more

ChemChina buys control of Israeli agri-chemicals maker (Dec 29/China Daily)

China National Chemical Corp (ChemChina) offered to buy a controlling stake in Makhteshim-Agan Industries Ltd, the largest maker of generic...more

Israel’s export to China has leaped to 1.8 billion USD in 2010

Israel’s export to China has doubled compared to 2009 as it surged to 1.8 billion USD this year. In the...more

2011 Barcelona MWC Israel Pavillion

2011 Barcelona Mobile World Conference will be held from Feb 15 to Feb 18th at Barcelona Spain.  Many innovative israeli...more

China publishes rules regarding foreign firms' representative office registration (Xinhua news/Nov 29)

hina on Thursday published a regulation on the registration administration of resident representative offices for foreign companies.  The regulation, to...more

China to Reform the importer's payment verification system (Oct 28th 2010)

China's foreign currency regulator said Wednesday it will streamline import payment verification systems from Dec 1 to better facilitate foreign...more

CPC approves proposals for formulating development plan for next five years (Oct 18th/2010)

The leaders of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Monday ended a meeting to determine the country's development for the...more

China to Become a Net Exporter of Auto Vehicles By 2015 (Aug 24/2010)

China is expected to become a net exporter of auto vehicles during the 12th “Five-Year” plan (2010-2015), a government official...more

China's Alibaba Announces Purchase of U.S. Auctiva (Aug 26/2010)

Alibaba.com, world’s largest online business-to-business trading platform for small businesses, said Wednesday it had agreed to buy U.S. software developer...more

China Unicom, Huawei Partner in Internet of Things (Aug 13/2010)

China Unicom Group signed an agreement with Huawei on strategic cooperation in the R&D of Internet of Things data transmission...more

China Mobile, Xinhua to build a new search engine (Aug 13/2010)

Xinhua News Agency and China Mobile signed a framework agreement on Thursday. The sides will set up a new search...more

China Unicom signs NFC development deal (Aug 18/2010)

The Chinese mobile operator China Unicom has signed a USD1.5 billion five-year deal with the Chongqing Municipal Government to make...more

China's CPI picks up in July, PPI growth falls (Aug 11/2010)

BEIJING - China's consumer price index (CPI), one of the main gauges of inflation, rose to its highest level this...more

China reiterates it remains 2nd largest energy user (2010/Aug11 Xinhua News)

China reiterated Wednesday it remains the world's second largest energy consumer, as its energy consumption last year was still more...more

BOE Signs Major, Multi-Million Dollar Agreement for Orbotech Systems (Aug 2nd)

YAVNE, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ORBOTECH LTD. (NASDAQ/GSM SYMBOL: ORBK) today announced that it has been selected as the ‘vendor of choice’ by...more

Jiangsu province ( China) - Israel program for Industrial R&D (July 23rd)

 The government of Jiangsu province, The People's Republic of China and the government of the state of Israel have signed...more

China scraps export tax rebates on some steel, metal products

BEIJING, June 22 (Xinhua) -- China's State Council, or Cabinet, has approved the scrapping of export tax rebates on 406...more

China will Reform the Yuan Exchange Rate Regime

China's central bank has announced it will reform the yuan exchange rate regime. The move aims to enhance the currency's exchange...more

China and Israel Signed Third Financial Cooperation Protocol

China’s Vice Minister of Finance LI Yong met with Mr. Steinitz Israel’s Minister of Finance in Tel Aviv, Israel on...more

Israel Joins the OECD (May 12th)

OECD countries unanimously agreed to extend their exclusive membership to Israel following three years of accession negotiations.The OECD noted that...more

China sets foreign trade goal over next decade (Apr 19)

GUANGZHOU - A research report of China's foreign trade sector Sunday predicted the world's largest exporter would more than double...more

20 new urban rising stars in China

Besides the famous cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou shaping the golden triangle, we'd like to introduce some other cities, such...more

Real estate market 'overheating' (Apr 14)

SHANGHAI - China's real-estate market is overheating and investors should stay cautious on developers after the shares fell the most...more

China unveils new rules for foreign investment (Apr 13)

BEIJING, April 13 (Xinhua) -- The State Council, China's Cabinet, released here Tuesday new regulations on overseas investment, promising good...more

Google lifts China censorship (Mar 23)

Robert Clark  |   March 23, 2010telecomasia.net Google has stopped censoring its mainland China search results and is redirecting search traffic...more

Trade deficit likely in March (Mar 22)

By Ding Qingfen (China Daily)Updated: 2010-03-22 07:02BEIJING - The country will probably see a "record trade deficit" in March thanks...more

China to build yachting industry (Mar 20)

By ZHAO HUANXIN (China Daily)Updated: 2010-03-20 07:31HAIKOU: Yachting, a synonym of luxury for flamboyant wealthy people, may become an increasingly...more

State firms told to exit real estate sector (Mar 19)

BEIJING: In a move to curb soaring property price, the State-assets watchdog on Thursday told major State-owned enterprises (SOEs) whose...more

Wen heads 'super ministry' for energy (Jan 28)

 An overarching government agency has been set up to take charge of the country's energy policy for better coordination in...more

China's Economic Indes for 2009 (Jan 21)

According to preliminary estimation, the gross domestic product (GDP) for the year 2009 was 33,535.3 billion yuan, up by 8.7...more

China to Accelerate Triple Play (Jan 14)

The Chinese government plans to connect the telecommunications network, TV and radio network and the Internet in the near future,...more

China to Raise RMB Reserve Requirement Ratio by 0.5 Percentage Points (Jan 12)

The People's Bank of China has decided to raise the RMB reserve requirement ratio for depository financial institutions by 0.5...more

China's 2009 foreign trade falls 13.9% to $2.21 trln (Jan 10)

China's 2009 foreign trade falls 13.9% to $2.21 trln with surplus at $196.1 bln   BEIJING, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- China's foreign...more

Online shopping booms in China (Jan 9)

 Shi Fang spends more than 4,000 yuan ($588) a month shopping, but she rarely goes to the shopping mall."Why need...more

Chinese auto market overtakes US as world's largest (Jan 9)

China's passenger vehicle market ended last year with a 59 percent year-on-year sales increase to surpass the United States as...more

Eco-economic zone to be set up in Shandong (Dec 2)

An "efficient eco-economic zone" will be built near the Yellow River Delta, the last untapped big river delta in China,...more

Israel-Jiangsu Joint R&D Fund Calling for Projects (New)

Jiangsu province ( China) - Israel program for Industrial R&D                                              A bilateral framework providing financial support for collaborative industrial R&D...more

Govt puts money into water pollution fight (Dec 2)

China will invest approximately 90 billion yuan to fight water pollution in the next two or three years, said Wu...more

Lenovo to buy back original mobile division (Nov 30)

Lenovo will buy back its mobile subsidiary at twice its original selling price in a move to enter the emerging...more

China Mobile Phone User Over 729 Million (Nov 30)

China market: Mobile phone user base increases to over 729 million in October 2009There were 729.537 million subscribers of mobile...more

3G users in China top 7 million (Nov 27)

China's 3G users numbered 7 million by the end of September, an official revealed Wednesday.Li Li from the Ministry of...more

State firms invest $35 bln overseas in 2008 (Sep 16)

    BEIJING, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Ministry of Commerce said Wednesday overseas direct investment (ODI) of China's centrally-administered state-owned...more

China's Economic Index in August (Sep 11)

CPI: - 1.2%PPI: - 7.9%FDI: +7%Retail Sales: +15.4%Imp & Exp: - 20.6%Industrial Output: + 12.3%Fiscal revenue: + 36.1% From Xinhua News Agency  ...more

Housing prices rise 2% in August (Sep 10)

     Housing prices in 70 of China's large and medium-sized cities rose 2 percent in August 2009 compared to the...more

China to allow foreign-invested companies to list (Sep 8)

    XIAMEN, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- China will gradually reduce limits on equity stake proportion in investment from overseas companies,...more

China's auto sales exceed 8 mln units in first 8 months (Sep 8)

    BEIJING, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- Sales of domestically made automobiles in China totaled 1.14 million units in August to...more

China Mobile Profits Rise 30%, Warns Tough Year Ahead (Mar 20)

China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile carrier by customers and market capitalization, has boosted net profit by 29.6% but warned...more

China Unicom runs video call tests in China (Mar 18)

China Unicom has made progress on its WCDMA network and carried out a series of video call tests in more than...more

Chinese Parliament Closed its Session on Consensus to Maintain Economic Growth at 8% (Mar 13)

      The Second Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, concluded here Friday morning after completing...more

Gov't pressed to publicize stimulus package details (Mar 2)

      BEIJING, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Chinese government body yielded to public pressure Sunday for administrative transparency and promised to...more

China central bank warns of near-term deflation risk (Feb 23)

    BEIJING, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- China's central bank on Monday warned of deflation in the near term caused by...more

National Economy: Steady and Fast Growth in 2008 (Jan 22)

National Bureau of Statistics of China　In the unusual and extraordinary year of 2008, under the correct leadership of the Central...more

China passes $123 bln medical reform plan (Jan 22)

    China's State Council, or Cabinet, passed a long awaited medical reform plan which promised to spend 850 billion yuan...more

China overtakes Germany in terms of GDP (Jan 15)

    China surpassed Germany to become the world's third largest economy after it raised its economic growth estimate for 2007...more

China Unicom to open WCDMA equipment tender (Jan 14)

China Unicom plans to launch its first WCDMA network equipment tender within the next seven days and to commence offering...more

China unveils support package to auto, steel industries (Jan 14)

    China's State Council unveiled a long-awaited support package for the auto and steel sectors Wednesday to boost the two...more

New Disney theme park planned in Shanghai (Jan 13)

    BEIJING, Jan. 13 -- The Walt Disney Co. is expected to submit plans to the Chinese government to build...more

China Issues Long-awaited 3G Licenses (Jan 7)

China's telecommunications supervisor on Wednesday issued long-awaited third-generation (3G) mobile phone licenses to three mobile operators, a move that is...more

Yuan-settlement test to start (Jan 7)

CHINA'S central bank said yesterday that it plans to implement a pilot program that would settle overseas trade with the...more

China issues new product catalogues under import and export licensing (Jan 3)

    BEIJING, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- China will use licenses to manage imports of two categories of products and exports...more

China to issue 3G licenses at year end or early next year (Dec 15)

     Li Yizhong, minister of industry and information technology, said at the press conference recently held by the State Council...more

July 2009: Israeli Electronics delegation

The Israeli Trade Mission to China in collaboration with IEICI and Israel’s Trade Representative in Shenzhen will organize business delegation...more

China to focus investment on five major sectors in 2009 (Dec 15)

        China will put the bulk of its investment on the development of agriculture, low-cost housing project, infrastructure, energy conservation...more

Report on China's Online Games Market (New)

China's online games market, the Internet's most successful service, after several years of rapid development, the size of more than...more

China's economy expands at 9.8% in 2008 (Dec 2)

China's top think tank, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences(CASS), says that the countr's economy is expected to slow down...more

China sees mounting number of IPR cases in first ten months (Nov 28)

    CHONGQING, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- China's courts had handled more than 20,000 cases related to intellectual property rights (IPR)...more

Microsoft spending $1b to boost R&D in China (Nov 14)

Software giant Microsoft said it will spend $1 billion on R&D in China over the next three years, reiterating its...more

Who Are the Winners in China's Telecom Reshuffle? (Jul 8)

In June, China Telecom, China Unicom, and China Netcom announced detailed restructuring plans that will change the landscape of China's...more

China's central SOEs invest almost 100 bln yuan in R&D in 2007 (Jul 8)

    BEIJING, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Centrally administered state-owned enterprises (SOEs) invested almost 100 billion yuan (14.49 billion U.S. dollars)...more

Weaker export orders take a bite of China's PPI (Jul 2)

    BEIJING, July 2 -- China's manufacturing expanded in June at the slowest pace in almost three years as growth...more

China Is Trying to Control the Energy Price Hikes (Jun 22)

    BEIJING, June 22 (Xinhua) -- China's top economic planner is to control the spread of price increases after it...more

World Bank unit, China institution plan energy-efficiency loans (Jun 17)

    BEIJING, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, one of China's leading joint-stock banks, will extend 1 billion...more

China Telecom to Pay $15.9 Bln for Unicom's CDMA (Jun 2)

2008-06-02 17:16:31     Bloomberg/CRIENGLISH.com  China Telecommunications Corp., the country's biggest fixed-line phone company, will pay 110 billion yuan ($15.9 billion) for part...more