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AUTOMOTIVE

Auto Sales to Break 10 Million by October

More than 1 million cars were sold in China during August and it's predicted that the total sales volume in the domestic auto market for the first ten months of 2009, will exceed 10 million units.

Caijing | 2009-09-09

BANKING

Signals from China's Central Bank

Su Ning, vice president of China's central bank, was recently quoted as saying that China should establish a new mechanism to “supplement liquidity”. His speech triggered debate among industry players about what exactly this new mechanism might be.

Securities Daily | 2009-09-08

HEALTH

Swine Flu Sweeps Mainland China

China's Ministry of Health yesterday announced that all of the 31 provincial-level governments in mainland China have reported cases of A/H1N1 flu in recent days. The ministry also said the number of the new cases on the mainland has risen by 1,177 in the past three days.

Southern Metropolis Daily | 2009-09-08

STATISTICS

China's GDP Grew at 8.1% over Past 60 Years

China's National Bureau of Statistics yesterday began publishing a series of reports on the country's economic development over the past six decades. The first report said China's GDP grew at an average rate of 8.1% over the past 60 years.

The Beijing News | 2009-09-08

HEALTH

China Leads World with Swine Flu Vaccine

The State Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved the A/H1N1 flu vaccine produced by domestic pharmaceutical company Sinovac.

China Youth Daily | 2009-09-04

IT

Kai-fu Lee Quits as Google's Greater China President

Kai-fu Lee (Li Kaifu), president of Google (Greater China) announced his resignation today.

Net Ease | 2009-09-04

PUBLIC SECURITY

Large Crowds Protest in Urumuqi

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in various areas of Urumuqi yesterday to protest the recent spate of syringe stabbings that have taken place in the city in recent days.

Oriental Morning Post | 2009-09-04