Policy Updates & Analysis
China approves stimulus plan for ship building industry
China's State Council, or Cabinet, adopted a stimulus plan Wednesday for the shipbuilding industry at an executive meeting chaired by Premier Wen Jiabao.
Read moreMIIT organized TD-SCDMA Industry Forum Meeting
MIIT organized TD-SCDMA Industry Forum Meeting
Read moreChina exports at lowest level in a decade
Chinese exports recorded their biggest decline in more than a decade in January, falling 17.5 per cent from the same month the year before as the impact from the global economic slump gathered pace.
Read moreChina outpaces US in monthly auto sales
China overtook the US in monthly vehicle sales in January for the first time, figures from China's auto industry association showed Tuesday, largely because of a plunge in American car sales.
Read moreCompanies to inform govt of layoffs 30 days prior
As layoffs and labor disputes become frequent with the global economic slowdown wiping out more businesses, the central government yesterday told employers to inform trade unions of their plans of mass layoffs at least 30 days in advance.
Read moreFormer Chinese airport chief gets death penalty for bribery, embezzlement
A former capital airports holding company chief was given a death sentence for bribery and embezzlement totaling more than 100 million yuan (14.6 million U.S. dollars), a court in east China's Shandong Province said after the sentencing Tuesday.
Read moreMinistry: China bans organ transplant operations for foreign tourists
The Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Tuesday that China prohibits organ transplants for foreign visitors carrying a tourist visa and the ministry will deal harshly with domestic medical institutions involved in illegal organ transplants.
Read moreCenter for Drug Evaluation of State Food and Drug Administration Sets up Work Review Project Group
Center for Drug Evaluation of State Food and Drug Administration decided to set up Work Review Project Group which is temporarily responsible for the evaluation of the review of drug category.
Read moreChina to tighten regulation of loan guarantee service: State Council
China will establish a ministry-level joint meeting on the management and supervision of loan guarantee services, according to a circular from the general office of the State Council (cabinet) Monday.
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