Policy Updates & Analysis

2009-04-11 > All chapters

China sees smaller decline in biz climate index, confidence recovers

China's business climate index, a main gauge of macro-economic outlook, continued to fall in the first quarter, but the decline was much smaller than that for the previous quarter, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Thursday.

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2009-04-11 > All chapters

Recall rule on products to cover all producers

Manufacturers who fail to recall or report substandard products face fines of up to 500,000 yuan (US$74,530), under a draft regulation released Thursday.

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2009-04-10 > All chapters

SFDA: Emergent Notice of Reinforcing Hygiene Supervision and Administration Work On Cosmetics Soundl

SFDA: Emergent Notice of Reinforcing Hygiene Supervision and Administration Work On Cosmetics Soundly

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2009-04-10 > All chapters

CIRC: Notice of Credit Investiment Plan for Insurance Asset Invested in Infrastructures

CIRC: Notice of Credit Investiment Plan for Insurance Asset Invested in Infrastructures

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2009-04-10 > All chapters

CIRC: Notice of Regulating Stock Investment of Insurance Institutions

CIRC: Notice of Regulating Stock Investment of Insurance Institutions

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2009-04-10 > All chapters

CIRC: Notice of Printing and Distributing Code of Conduct for Insurance

CIRC: Notice of Printing and Distributing Code of Conduct for Insurance Supervisors and Code of Conduct for Insurance Practitioners

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2009-04-10 > All chapters

Copper’s Declining Demand Pushes Prices 21% Lower

BLOOMBERG-Copper, this year’s best industrial- metal investment, may become the worst in the second quarter as demand slumps the most in three decades.

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2009-04-10 > All chapters

Asia top nickel producer Jinchuan raises electrolytic nickel price to 92,000 yuan/t from 89,000

Asian top nickel producer Jinchuan Group announced Wednesday that it will raise its ex-factory price of electrolytic nickel from 89,000 yuan/ton to 92,000 yuan/ton, the third time for its price hike in a month.

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2009-04-10 > Beijing

Beijing may force shippers to buy new vessels

Beijing may require state-owned shippers to buy more vessels from China's domestic shipping industry, Bloomberg reported.

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