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Chinese Firms Tapping Informal Loan Networks

Many Chinese firms are taking out high-interest loans from informal fund networks in response to rising costs and a credit crunch that has left them struggling to survive.

4月23日 18:20

Regulations to Reign in Foreign Operations in China

Updated regulations would reign in foreign representative offices that have been abusing their non-profit licenses and evading taxes.

4月18日 14:06

Oil Giants Call for Lifelines

As two of China's oil mammoths wait for a lifeline from the government, the color and tone of their first-quarter financial reports hang in the balance.

4月16日 16:08

Rice for Sale, Any Takers?

While international markets are roiling with public outcry over grain price surges, Chinese rice farmers are unable to unload their harvests at fair prices.

4月16日 14:17

Grain Stores for Anything but Grain

Some of China's grain stores are either lying empty or have been converted for other use. Though a government investigation played down the discovery, agriculture scientist Yuan Longping speaks out strongly on the issue.

4月8日 13:26

China Ups Summer Grain Defences

The Chinese government has upped a subsidy package for farmers to guarantee that the summer harvest will meet domestic demand. But some say that it's not enough.

4月3日 15:04

From China Made to China Consumption

A recent report warns that the era of low-cost labor in China is coming to an end, with foreign manufacturers there now needing to increase their marketing to Chinese.

4月1日 13:09

Cooperatives: Once Diminished, Twice Powerful

A pilot project of rural supermarkets in Ningbo has revitalized cooperatives from the days of the planned economy.

3月28日 17:28

China's Textile Industry Dyed in Blues

Pressed by rising costs and unfavorable government policies, many in China's textile industry are clamoring for rescue measures.

3月28日 12:25

A Will of Steel

Small-scale steel-makers in China are being forced out amidst a rising tide of iron ore prices. An EO investigation discovers that an elite group of monopolies both at home and abroad have a commanding influence in the trade.

3月24日 13:37

Soya Bean Oil Shortage Sweeps China

A major shortage in soya bean oil is sweeping across China, with supermarket shelves empty and domestic producers running into the red at the behest of frantic regulators.

3月20日 16:47

From China's Hills to Silicon Valley

Zhu Min has worn many hats--as a red guard, a farmer, a factor worker, an over-aged student, a programmer, an entrepreneur... the list goes on, as does his hunger for new opportunities, even at the age of 60.

3月13日 18:41

Soya Document Thick With Protectionism

Protectionist rallying by those in China's soya bean industry have influenced new guidelines dubbed "The Soya Document"

3月13日 14:53

Reps Demand Shelving of Sinopec-Kuwait Plant

Environmental concerns have led 14 legislative members from Guangdong to call for the government to shelve a five-billion-dollar oil refinery project in Nansha.

2月28日 16:42

China Afflicted by Global Food Price Surges

Just as China begins nursing its wounds after a battering by snowstorms, realization sets in that rising food prices are here to stay for the forseeable future.

2月27日 17:41

Online Game Industry Deals Paralyzed

Shanda's one hundred million yuan buyout of a small online game company last year has left other deals in the industry paralyzed by excessively high valuations.

2月20日 18:48

Hard Times in the Northern Peaks

Fire and mismanagement have sapped the mountain forests of remote Mohe on China's northern border with Russia.

1月30日 16:09

Wang Yijiang: Don't Interfere with the Labor Market

A month after the new Labor Contract Law has come into effect, Wang Yijiang sounds off on the slippery slope of government interference in the labor market.

1月24日 15:21

Both Panic and Optimism Over China's New Online Video Rules

While some are unfazed by new rules for China's online video sites, investors worry that they will have to sell their sites at rock bottom prices to public institutions in order to gain the government backing they need to stay online.

1月16日 14:20

Closing a Legal Gap Between China and WTO

China is using its laws to defend itself in WTO negotiations regarding the latter's government procurement agreement.

1月9日 15:49