China's securities and futures regulator said that it has approved Dalian Commodity Exchange to launch a coking coal futures contract, the first of its kind in the world.
The average price of residential property space being sold by commercial property developers has increased 18.8 percent year-on-year in the first two months.
Seven companies terminated their IPO applications last week, according to data from the China Securities Regulatory Commission.
Textbooks in primary and middle schools will shrink in September, as the authorities are trying to ease academic pressure on children.
NASDAQ-listed budget hotel chain operator Home Inn Group reported a net loss of 26.8 million yuan in 2012, down from a 351.5 million yuan net profit in 2011.
Beijing's subway lines have surpassed Moscow to become the world’s busiest after a record 10.27 million passengers travelled on the city's rail transit network on Friday, Beijing Morning Post reported.
Beijing will cull spending on receptions, vehicles and overseas trips for officials, according to the Beijing Finance Bureau on March 12.
The 2012 budget outcome and 2013 draft budget for the central and local governments released last Tuesday are credit negative for China's local governments.
A job fair to help Tibetan youth find employment in the capital will be held in Beijing at the end of April with celebrities and political leaders expected to attend.
The State-owned railway infrastructure project in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, has attracted numerous private investors, and the fundraising process for the first phase has been completed two months ahead of schedule.
A man threatened to kill himself by jumping off a bridge on Monday morning in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, after failing to negotiate over compensation with authorities for demolition of his home in Hunan province.
An unprecedented 755 ancient and precious trees in the capital are available for public adoption this year.