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CFDA Reduces Animal Testing for Cosmetics
The China Food & Drug Administration has announced changes to animal testing on cosmetics products.
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Bi-weekly Newsletter on water policy and trends in China
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Bi-weekly Newsletter on Carbon Market policy and trends in China
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Bi-weekly Newsletter on Energy policy and trends in China
Read moreFuel tax reform an energy milestone
The Chinese government has finally decided to start a fuel tax plan beginning January 1.
Read moreChina knocked off IPOs top slot
Chinese stock exchanges raised just $22bn in initial public offerings in 2008. The slowdown means China will not finish the year as the leading centre for IPOs, falling behind New York for the first time since 2005.
Read moreChina drafts first law on social insurance
China's top legislature made public Sunday a draft law on social insurance, the first of its kind in the country.
Read moreChina's state sector urged to boost economy
Senior government officials have publicly called on China's state-owned sector to increase its dominance in the economy in response to rapidly cooling growth and plummeting profits.
Read moreLocal govts may be allowed to issue bonds
Top policymakers are considering giving a green light to local governments for bond issuance, a move some have described as a way to finance the nation's $586 billion stimulus package.
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