Policy Updates & Analysis
PMI for steel industry rebounds in April, broker
The Purchasing Manager Index (PMI) for the steel industry reversed the downward trend in April, according to a report by China Jianyin Investment Securities Co. Ltd, a local broker.
Industry Survey Shows China Economy Gaining Strength
Chinese manufacturing gained further momentum last month, a survey showed on Friday, adding to tentative evidence from around the world that the global economy may soon be on the path to recovery.
Read moreSFDA drew 6 technical guidelines of medical device registration
SFDA drew 6 technical guidelines of medical device registration
SPC opens email account for public communication
SPC opens email account for public communication
Read more23 billion from the central will go to energy saving and environment protection
23 billion from the central will go to energy saving and environment protection
Read moreChina's energy supply, consumption recover in Q1
China's energy supply and consumption witnessed a pickup in growth in the first quarter of this year, according to data released by National Bureau of Statistics.
China Q1 energy supply up 3.45 pct y-o-y
China's energy supply totaled about 655 million tons of standard coal equivalent in the first quarter, up 3.45 percent over the same year earlier period, with the growth rate up 1.65 percentage points over the fourth quarter last year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Wednesday.
China iron ore demand may drop 60 mln tons in 2009
China's iron ore demand is expected to slide 60 million tons this year, which will be accompanied by slide of imports by 21 percent to 350 million tons, Daily Economy News quoted Zhou Jian, chairman of China Iron & Steel Association (CISA), as saying.
Urban areas of China's Yangtze Delta see slower Q1 GDP growth
NANJING, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Major cities in the Yangtze River Delta, a locomotive of economic growth in eastern China, reported slower gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the first quarter as the global downturn intensified, the Wuxi statistical bureau reported Sunday.
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