China, Switzerland to study feasibility of free trade pact

China and Switzerland will study the feasibility of a bilateral free trade agreement in the second half of this year, said Chinese Vice Commerce Minister Yi Xiaozhun in Beijing on Monday.

US biz community calls for lift of export control over China

BEIJING -- The US business community in China called for the US government to carry out a review and revision of "antiquated export control regulations" here on Monday.

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China's import of aluminum in February 2009

China imported 60,074 tons of aluminum valued at 206.814 million US dollars in February 2009. The import in January-February reached 116,425 tons valued at 388.442 million US dollars, down 26.4 percent and 35.2 percent respectively year on year.

Central finance appropriated another 1.7 bn yuan for Healthcare Reform

Central finance appropriated another 1.7 bn yuan for Healthcare Reform

China to accelerate M& A in steel and auto industries

China is pushing forward the implementation of its industry stimulus plan, especially the section calling for enterprises' mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in the steel and auto industries, said officials with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) Thursday.

China now 5th largest gold holder

China earned $82.5 billion from nearly $2 trillion in foreign exchange reserves last year, and is now the fifth largest holder of gold, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) said on Friday.

Profits of China's major oil companies rise as demand recovers

China's top five oil companies saw profits up 13.2 percent in March from the same period a year ago, as stimulus package pushed up energy demand, according to a report released by the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Association (CPCIA).

Chinese steel mills turn to more imported iron ore

A Chinese domestic steel mill, Tangshan Ganglu Iron and Steel Co., Ltd., has been using 100 percent imported iron ore in production since March -- though in January, domestic iron ore made up for about 30 percent of the total raw materials.