Briefs

REAL ESTATE

Rents on the Rise in Chinese Cities

Although the housing prices in Beijing have been cooling down, rents are climbing.

Tang Xiangyang | 2010-07-01

INTERNET

China's Online Gamers Required to Register With Real Names from August

Chinese web users will soon be required to use their real names when they register to play on-line games.

Tony Liu | 2010-06-30

G20

China at the G20 Meeting in Toronto

How did China's leaders perform at the G20 Toronto Summit?

Andrew Ward | 2010-06-29

LOCAL GOVERNMENT DEBT

State Council Orders Local Governments to Review Debt of Financing Platforms

China's State Council recently issued a circular that requires local governments to make an overall review of the debts of their financing platforms.

Tony Liu | 2010-06-24

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

China's CPI Up 3.1% in May

China's CPI rose 3.1 percent in May from a year earlier, the NBS announced at a news briefing on Friday morning.

Li Peng, Wang Yi | 2010-06-11

CREDIT CARDS

Visa Takes On China UnionPay

The conflict between Visa and China UnionPay has come to a head, with Visa announcing it plans to block use of the CUP settlement channels from Aug 1

Tang Xiangyang | 2010-06-03

REFORM

Central Government Plans to Gradually Adopt Residence Permit System

China's central government recently committed itself to gradually carrying out the reform of the country's residence permit system.

Tony Liu | 2010-06-03