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- DEMOGRAPHICS
- The Greying of China
- China's population is rapidly aging, with the number of aged citizens (defined as those over 65) increasing by 8 million every year. Public data also showed, that by the end of 2007, 104 million of China's total population of 1.3 billion, were over 65 years old. The figure is expected to peak at 320 million in about 2040.
- The People's Daily | 2009-09-03
- RESOURCES
- Increase in Fuel Prices
- The NDRC announced that the price of petrol and other fuel products would increase by 300 yuan a ton yesterday. As of midnight last night, a liter of 93# petrol in Beijing sells for 6.43 yuan, up 0.24 yuan from the original price of 6.19 yuan a liter, a record high.
- Chengdu Business Daily | 2009-09-02
- CONSTRUCTION
- Government to Press for a Start to Building Projec...
- The Ministry of Land and Resource released an announcement stating that it planned to help local governments push developers who are sitting on idle plots despite having approval to begin work.
- Hexun | 2009-09-02
- RESOURCES
- PetroChina Buys 60% Share in Oil Sand Projects
- Petrochina has spent 1.7 billion US dollars buying a 60% share in two oil sand projects, Mackay River and Dover, from Canadian Athabasca Oil Sands.
- Phoenix | 2009-09-02
- STOCK MARKET
- China's Black Monday
- China stocks yesterday recorded their biggest daily fall in the past 15 months, with Shanghai and Shenzhen composite index tumbling 6.74% and 7.55% respectively.
- China Securities Journal | 2009-09-01
- TRANSPORT
- Sichuan-Tibet Railway To Launch in September
- Sichuan-Tibet railway project, which will connect Chengdu and Lhasa with 1,629 km of track, is expected to get underway in September. The new track will shorten the trip between the two cities to 8 hours.
- Chongqing Evening News | 2009-09-01
- CRIME
- The War Against Chongqing's Triads Continues
- More than 20 officials, of mid-level ranking or higher, in Chongqing's Municipal Public Security Bureau have been detained for their involvement with local triads.
- Guangzhou Daily | 2009-09-01
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- State Monopolies Dominate China's Top 500
- The top 43 positions on the list are taken up by firms that are owned by the state.
- Source:China Enterprise Confederation
- New Loans Continue to Fall in August
- The amount of new loans issued in August may have fallen to less than 300 billion yuan.
- Source:Economic Observer
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- Taxing Times
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