Government Updates
Chinese premier urges steps to reverse economic slowdown trend
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Monday called for more steps in the first quarter this year to reverse the trend of economic slowdown as soon as possible and realize a good start for the whole of 2009.
Read moreChina unveils support package to auto, steel industries
China's State Council unveiled a long-awaited support package for the auto and steel sectors Wednesday to boost the two "pillar industries".
Read moreMayor: Shanghai, Disney reach agreement to build theme park
The Shanghai municipal government and the Walt Disney Co. have reached an agreement concerning the major issues of building the first Disneyland on the Chinese mainland, mayor Han Zheng said Saturday.
Read moreThe Total Assets of the Banking Financial Institutions is over 60 Trillion Yuan
The Total Assets of the Banking Financial Institutions is over 60 Trillion Yuan
Read moreBalance and Proportion of Non-performing Loans of Domestic Commercial Banks Both Goes Down in 2008
Balance and Proportion of Non-performing Loans of Domestic Commercial Banks Both Goes Down in 2008
Read moreChina’s foreign reserve expansion slows
The spectacular growth in China’s foreign currency reserves appears to have ended, say economists, after the inflow of speculative “hot money” started to seep out of the economy in the fourth quarter of last year.
Read moreNew head of information department in China's Foreign Ministry
The new director of Chinese Foreign Ministry's information department has been named as Ma Zhaoxu, former director of the ministry's policy planning department.
Read moreState Council appoints new counselors, researchers
China's State Council, or Cabinet, appointed Friday nine new counselors and six new members of the Central Research Institute of Culture and History.
Read moreCorruption targeted for food safety
The country’s disciplinary inspectors were told Wednesday to pay particular attention to corruption involving food and drug safety that had the potential to seriously impact people’s lives.
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