Track-laying work for the long-anticipated Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway stood complete when Railways Minister Liu Zhijun tightened the line's last bolt on a windy Monday morning.

A new world order has emerged. Citizens in emerging markets have overtaken the United States and Europe as those most engaged in good social causes, according to a study released by Edelman, a leading independent global public relations firm.

Consumer prices surged 4.4 percent year-on-year in October, a 25-month high, stoking inflation fears and making further monetary tightening more likely following Wednesday's reserve ratio hike.
High CPI may prompt rush for property
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Expert: China has no inflation problem

The People's Bank of China on Wednesday said it will raise the required reserve ratio for all lenders by 50 basis points, its fourth increase this year, amid rising liquidity partly caused by quantitative easing in the United States. China may face more inflation pressure in '11: Analyst

Property prices in 70 major Chinese cities rose 8.6 percent year on year in October, slower than the 9.1 percent increase in September, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Wednesday.