The Economy
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Economic policy to dominate agendas
Maintaining a stable national economic policy is expected to be one of the major themes of the upcoming annual sessions of the country's top legislature and political advisory body, analysts said.
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Shanghai FTZ lifts foreign-currency deposit rates cap
China's central bank will remove interest rate ceilings on smaller foreign-currency deposits in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone (FTZ) from March 1, the latest in a spate of long-anticipated financial reforms.
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China's corporate debt sparks default fears
China's corporate debt has hit record levels and is likely to accelerate a wave of domestic restructuring and trigger more defaults, as credit repayment problems rise.
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Vested interest groups obstruct further reform
A prominent Chinese economist said that lingering obstacles need to be solved as China deepens its current reforms.
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Chinese ethnic areas see 10-pct GDP growth in 2013
China's ethnic regions had a combined GDP of 6.45 trillion yuan (US$1.06 trillion) in 2013, up 10.7 percent year on year, the State Ethnic Affairs Commission said Tuesday.
+ MoreHighlights of the Sessions
- Fiscal, tax, financial reforms high on agenda
- Premier: GDP target flexible, stresses employment
- Premier Li calls for new progress in mainland-Taiwan ties
- China, U.S. should expand common interests: Premier Li
- China to better handle relations between govt, market
- Key resolutions to put for voting at NPC session
