Property sales rebound during holiday

BEIJING – China’s major cities experienced a rebound in property sales during the recent Labour Day holiday period, while prices relatively remained stable, according to industry statistics on Tuesday. A residential block under construction in…

China launches private placements of bonds

BEIJING – China has given the green-light for the private placement of bonds, another step towards expanding the role of direct financing in the economy, China’s interbank association has announced. The new rules are aimed…

Brands sell out in Hainan duty-free promotion

Thousands of tourists thronged to the official launch of a duty-free store in Sanya, Hainan Island on Monday, buying out brand name products including L’Oreal, Swatch, Estée Lauder, Chanel, Dior and Lancome. Some customers had…

China plans to slash $31b in railway

‘High-speed rail network development set to slow’     China may cut its investment in railway infrastructure this year by more than 200 billion yuan ($31 billion) following an earlier decision to slow down the…

Price fall means cruel harvest

Selling produce at a loss is best desperate vegetable growers can hope for, Duan Yan in Shandong province and Hu Yongqi in Beijing report. Last year was better for Xu Yuguang, a Shandong farmer. The…