The Economy
- Property rights cornerstone of socialist market economy
- Property rights are the cornerstone of a socialist market economy, and protecting these rights has always been an important element of the government's agenda, Premier Li Keqiang said Tuesday.
- Li pledges wider opening of Chinese market
- China will open even wider to the rest of the world, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Tuesday, stressing opening up is a two-way movement.
- Tibet to focus on supporting key industries
- The Tibet autonomous region plans to build a modern high-plateau economic system and to be more opened up to ensure the region achieves quality and efficient development, said the chairman of the region.
- Didi to raise $1.6b via ABS to help car leasing
- Didi Chuxing, China's largest ride-hailing company, announced on Monday that it has received a no-objection letter from the Shanghai Stock Exchange to raise 10 billion yuan ($1.6 billion) through the issuance of asset-backed securities.
- China's housing prices continue to stabilize
- Housing prices remained largely stable in major Chinese cities in February amid the government's tough purchase restrictions, official data showed Monday.
- Track laying starts for China's longest coal transport railway
- Track laying started on Saturday for the Inner Mongolia-Jiangxi Railway, China's longest heavy haul railway line, according to a report by China Youth Online.
- Self-driving vehicles used commercially in 3-5 years
- Large-scale commercial use of self-driving technology may become a reality sooner than expected, according to search giant Baidu Inc.
- Nation's reform, opening-up benefit the whole world
- China's policy of reform and opening-up in the past four decades has not only brought great social and economic achievements to the country, but also proved beneficial to the whole world, scholars said.
- Entrepreneurs, bankers more upbeat on economy
- Chinese entrepreneurs and bankers were more confident about the economy in the first quarter of this year than the previous quarter, central bank surveys showed Thursday.
- FDI into China rises 0.5 pct in January-February
- Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland posted a 0.5 percent year-on-year increase in the first two months of 2018, official data showed Thursday.
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