Stronger-than-expected growth in China's foreign trade last month has surprised the market and prompted many analysts to look for further hints of underlying economic strength.
China's recently declared intention to unify pension schemes for rural residents and unemployed urbanites has won acclaim as a way to narrow the urban-rural gap, but challenges lie ahead.
Chinese shares closed lower on Monday as fluctuations in the financial markets of emerging economies dampened investor sentiment.
While the Chinese currency Renminbi continues its upward trend against the U.S. dollar, economic pundits have warned that to expect and demand more RMB appreciation in 2014 invites trouble.
Yu'E Bao (Leftover Treasure), an Alibaba personal finance product, now has 49 million users with aggregate deposits of 250 billion yuan (41 billion U.S. dollars).
New data has showed that China's lending in 2013 moderated and the growth of broad money supply eased, triggering forecasts that credit tapering will continue in 2014.
The "made-in-China" label has been shedding its cheap image and reputation for low value-added goods as China takes over the United States to become the top powerhouse in global trade.
China's online population made an estimated loss of 149.15 billion yuan (24.42 billion U.S. dollars) in 2013 by falling victim to Internet-based scams, according to an Internet Society of China (ISC) survey on Wednesday.
"Police Story 2013," a police action thriller from Jackie Chan, remained top of China's box office charts in the week ending on Jan. 5, grossing 168 million yuan (27.77 million U.S. dollars), according to a film industry weekly.
"Police Story 2013," a new action thriller from Jackie Chan, ruled China's box offices in the past week, grossing nearly 288 million yuan (47.29 million U.S. dollars) in the six days since it hit screens on Dec. 24, according to a film industry weekly.
China disclosed its total government debt on Monday and said that debt risk was under control.
Cross-border yuan borrowing in the Qianhai experimental zone is expected to grow tenfold by the end of 2015, said an official with the zone in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, citing more yuan inflow from Hong Kong.
Four mainland-headquartered banks on Tuesday issued bonds in renminbi worth 6.7 billion yuan (1.1 billion U.S. dollars) in Taiwan.
Renminbi, the Chinese currency, is now among the most actively traded currency in the world as the Chinese government moves to make it easier for the yuan to flow across its borders.
The Renminbi, or yuan, is likely to strengthen to 6 or below against the U.S. dollar next year with the economy back on its feet.
Just six days after final approval of change of use on a plot of land owned by his company, Wang Jianzhong jumped from the 15th floor of a government building and died.
Facing increasing competition from foreign companies, vegetable seed researchers and producers in China should focus more on innovations if they are to avoid the country's food security being compromised, industry insiders have warned.
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