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    China continues to increase influence on global trade

    16  January 2013 The world’s second-largest economy is well on its way to achieving “the Chinese Dream” when it comes to foreign trade and economic cooperation on the global stage,…

    Companies say innovation hampered by lack of talent

    16  January 2013 A lack of candidates for high-level research and development positions is hampering attempts to boost innovation, companies in East China have found. To maintain the country’s rapid…

    New yuan loans down for 3rd month in a row

    16  January 2013 Chinese lenders extended fewer new yuan loans for the third month in a row in December as non-bank financing continued to become more common, according to central…

    Paid holidays plan to be launched soon: minister

    16  January 2013 The Outline for National Tourism and Leisure (2013-2030) will be a guideline for developing consumption of tourism products and increase their percentage in the total consumption figures…

    China ‘needs say’ on investment rules

    16  January 2013 China should increase its influence on the drafting and establishment of global investment rules to help promote cross-border investment and facilitate further expansion by Chinese companies, experts…

    Demand for gold rises as central banks diversify reserve holdings

    16  January 2013 Demand for gold may rise as central banks and sovereign funds are likely to replace US dollar and euro holdings with the precious metal amid the uncertainty…

    China’s 2012 growth at 7.7%:official

    16  January 2013 BEIJING – China’s economic growth may have outstripped the government target to hit 7.7 percent in 2012, an official from the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)…

    Growth better than expected

    16  January 2013 When the final tallies come in, China’s economic growth and inflation in 2012 may have done better than government targets.   Zhang Xiaoqiang, vice-minister of the National…

    China publishes new maps; S China Sea islands highlighted

    16  January 2013 BEIJING – China has inked for the first time South China Sea islands on its new official maps in equal scale to that of the Chinese mainland.…

    Fog, haze lead to big spike in pollution levels

    16  January 2013 Thick fog and haze shrouded central and northern parts of China on Friday, with Hebei and Henan provinces among the most polluted areas, monitoring data showed. An…