Briefs

INFLATION

China's CPI Up 1.9% in December

China's CPI rose 1.9% in December, outpacing analysts' forecasts.

Tang Xiangyang | 2010-01-21

MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS

China Exceeds Growth Target - GDP Up 8.7% in 2009

China's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 8.7 percent in 2009, surpassing the central government's goal of 8 percent growth for the year.

Liu Peng | 2010-01-21

CORRUPTION

Former General Manager of Moutai Sentenced to Death

Qiao Hong, the former general manager of Kweichow Moutai, was sentenced to death by Guizhou's Zunyi Intermediate People's Court on January 15.

Tang Xiangyang | 2010-01-18

HOUSING

China Moves to Curb Property Prices

Over the past month, China's central government has made a series of major policy announcements aimed at cooling the country's booming housing market.

Tang Xiangyang | 2010-01-18

TECHNOLOGY

Google to Stop Censoring Search Results in China

Google has announced that they are no longer willing to continue censoring their search results on Google.cn..

Pang Lei | 2010-01-13

BANKING

China Raises Cash Reserve Ratio

The People's Bank of China has announced that as of Jan 18, it will raise the deposit reserve ratio for deposit-taking financial institutions by 0.5 of a percentage point.

Liu Peng | 2010-01-12

TRADE

China's Exports Up 17.7% in December

China's exports grew by an unexpected 17.7 percent in December, reaching a total of 130.73 billion US dollars.

Tang Xiangyang | 2010-01-12