The Ministry of Commerce is predicting that China’s retail sales will reach 8.5 trillion yuan ($1.1 trillion) next year.
Total sales of goods are expected to be 20 trillion or $2.5 trillion – up 15%.
This year, …

Chinese and US officials are praising China’s efforts to meet World Trade Organization (WTO) commitments saying it is a win-win for everyone – China and the world.
The last major obstacle for China is to open …

At a recent forum on cartoons held in Qingdao, Shandong province it was announced that there are about 500 million cartoon readers in China.
Abt 60% of them are aged 14-17. 30% are over 18 years …

Several think tanks in China are predicting that China’s latest macro control measures will give China’s economy a ’soft landing’.
Studies in Zibo City of Shandong Province and Baoding City of Hebei Province say that since …

Transparency International has ranked 163 by an international graft index.
Transparency International is an international graft watchdog operating out of Berlin.
In the Asia-Pacific Region the top Six countries are:10.  Thailand  – #63 overall
9.   Malaysia  – …

The Beijing Games has a newsletter they put out from time to time. In the most recent newsletter BOCOG reported on a meeting between PM Wen and IOC Prez Rogged.
Prime Minister Wen promised Rogge "Green …

China thinks nuclear power is the clean and reasonable alternative to the massive amounts of coal it burns as well as depending on oil from overseas.
If the State Development and Reform Commission gives its approval, …

From a survey taken by 300,000 netizens and among 178 China-produced nominations, China’s top-10 cartoons were announced.
The winners are:
"Century Sonny,"
"Tortoise Hanba’s Stories,"
"Black Cat Detective,"
"SkyEye,"
"Lao Mountain Taoist,"
"Nezha Conquers the Dragon King," …

China’s richest woman is worth, Zhang Yin, no relation to the other Zhang and old enough to her mother at 49, was ranked number 5 on a list of China’s richest.
Her fortune is estimated to …

When presidents get together, deals are struck. China’s president Hu Jintao is planning a visit to New Delhi.
An assistant commerce minister says that China and India are considering a free-trade area, following the reopening of …