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China pledges efforts to develop family farms
China will intensify efforts to tackle problems restricting the development of family farms, an official said Wednesday. Preferential fiscal and tax policies will be formulated to family farms and more training will be introduced.
China shortens unified negative list for market access
China has cut the number of sectors and businesses that are off-limits for both domestic and foreign investors in a revised negative list for market access, the country's top economic planner said Wednesday.
China's railway investment remains stable in Jan.-Aug.
China's railway investment maintained generally stable in the first eight months of this year. The country plans to expand infrastructure investment in 2019, including 800 billion yuan in railway construction.
China sees steady FDI growth in Jan-Aug amid opening up
Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland saw steady growth in the first eight months this year amid the country's unwavering opening-up efforts, official data showed Thursday.
E-commerce giant Alibaba tops list of China's top 100 web companies
The e-commerce giant Alibaba Group has topped a list of China's top 100 Internet companies, followed by social networking giants Tencent and Baidu, The Paper reported on Wednesday.
MSCI to raise the share of China's A-stocks in its indexes
Index provider MSCI has said it will raise the inclusion factor of China's large-cap A-shares in its indexes from the current 10 percent up to 15 percent. The decision will take effect after the market close on August 27.
China's gold reserves grow for 8th straight month
China's gold reserves rose for an eighth straight month in July, the central bank said Wednesday. Gold reserves stood at 62.26 million ounces in July, up 320,000 ounces month on month.
China's forex reserves stand at 3.1037 trln U.S. dollars at end of July
China's foreign exchange reserves came in at 3.1037 trillion U.S. dollars at the end of July, official data showed Wednesday. The amount increased by 31 billion U.S. dollars, or 1 percent from the beginning of 2019.
China foreign service trade up 2.6 pct in H1
China's foreign service trade totaled 2.61 trillion yuan (about 377 billion U.S. dollars) during the first half of the year, up 2.6 percent year on year, the Ministry of Commerce said Monday.
China maintains top position in global shipbuilding industry in H1
China's accomplished shipbuilding output in the first half of this year stood at 19.66 million deadweight tonnes, up 4.2 percent year on year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
China to issue special bonds to vitalize rural areas
China will encourage the issuance of special bonds by local governments to finance rural vitalization projects as part of efforts to boost rural industries and increase farmers' income.
China's central SOEs see solid net profit growth in H1
The net profit of China's centrally-administered state-owned enterprises (SOEs) saw stable growth in the first half of 2019, with an all-time high reached in June, official data showed Tuesday.
China's non-financial ODI up 0.1 pct in H1
China's non-financial outbound direct investment (ODI) maintained healthy growth in the first half of this year, official data showed Tuesday.
China approves investment projects worth 69 bln USD in H1
China's top economic planner approved 94 fixed-asset investment projects with combined investment totaling 471.5 billion yuan (about 69 billion U.S. dollars) in the first half of the year, official data showed.
China's imports of major commodities rise in H1
China imported more major commodities in the first half of this year. The country's imports of crude oil climbed 8.8 percent year-on-year to 245 million tonnes during the period.
China's foreign trade up 3.9 pct in H1
China's foreign trade remained stable growth in the first half of this year by expanding 3.9 percent year on year, the General Administration of Customs said Friday.
China to intensify punishment on credit defaulters on sci-tech innovation board
China has released a guideline to underline information disclosure and strengthen sanctions on credit defaulters on the newly launched science and technology innovation board.
Moody's affirms China's A1 ratings with a stable outlook
The international rating agency Moody's confirmed China's A1 ratings on Thursday, saying the outlook for the country is stable.
UnionPay issues over 7.5 billion cards globally
China's payment giant UnionPay has issued over 7.5 billion cards around the world, including 1.2 billion in 52 countries and regions outside the Chinese mainland, reports China News Agency.
China makes notable progress in trade, economic cooperation in past 70 years: report
China has made remarkable progress in foreign trade and economic cooperation in the past 70 years thanks to its opening-up policy, according to a report from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).