China projects 136 billion USD fiscal deficit in 2011 2011-03-05 10:46:37

China projects 900 billion yuan (US$136.4 billion) in fiscal deficit, or 2 percent of GDP, in 2011, Premier Wen Jiabao said while delivering a government work report at the parliament's annual session Saturday.

China unveils 5-year plan at congress session 2011-03-05 10:38:41

China opened its annual parliamentary session, unveiling a five-year development blueprint and striving to handle pressing economic issues including inflation.Key targets Prudent monetary policy Clean energy  Income gap  GDP growth 8 pct  Cut in energy consumption  Role in global issues

China targets GDP growth at about 8 pct this year 2011-03-05 10:37:55

China sets its GDP growth target at around 8 percent this year, according to the government work report delivered by Premier Wen Jiabao on Saturday.

Key targets of China's 12th five-year plan 2011-03-05 10:00:33

The draft of China's 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015) was submitted Saturday to the National People's Congress (NPC), the top legislature for reviewing.

Target set for new strategic industries 2011-03-05 09:32:11

China aims to develop some new strategic industries in the coming five years to make the sector's value-added output account for eight percent of the country's GDP by 2015, according to a draft of the government's 12th Five-Year Plan.

China announces clean energy plans for next five years 2011-03-05 09:19:03

China on Saturday announced goals of building 235 million kilowatts of power generation capacity from clean energy forms in the next five years, in an effort to trim the country's heavy reliance on fossil fuels.

Premier Wen delivers gov't work report 2011-03-05 09:08:22

Premier Wen Jiabao is delivering the government work report at the Fourth Session of the 11th National People's Congress. This webpage will be updated continuously to present the highlights of Wen's report. Key targets of the five-year plan Prudent monetary policy  Clean energy  Income gap

China to curb rise of housing prices 2011-03-05 09:02:24

The Chinese government will firmly curb the excessively rapid rise of housing prices in some cities this year, says a government work report to be delivered by Premier Wen Jiabao on Saturday, intensifying the determination to cool the country's red-hot property market.

China to implement prudent monetary policy in 2011 2011-03-05 08:54:43

China will implement a prudent monetary policy in 2011 and plan a 16-percent increase in the broad money supply (M2), says a government work report to be delivered by Premier Wen Jiabao at the parliament' s annual session Saturday.

Chongqing tax only on high-end housing 2011-03-05 08:25:40

Chongqing, one of the pilot cities for a property tax, promised on Friday that the tax will not apply to people on low incomes.