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Yuan Appreciation Impacts Textiles
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| China's currency, the yuan, traded at an all-time high of 7.9982:1 against the US dollar on May 15, a situation which exerted further pressure on Chinese exports, textile products in particular. Although industry insiders say that the impact was more psychological, they agree that strategic adjustments are needed if the sector is to stay internationally competitive. |
| China's Textile Industry Spinning a New Yarn
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| Textile Industry Requires Upgrade
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Forecasts and Strategies 2006
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| The Caijing Magazine Annual Conference: 2006: Forecasts and Strategies was held on December 12 in Beijing, attracting the active participation of leaders in government, international organizations, business and academia. |
| Wu Dingfu: Four Opening up Policies in 2006
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| Shang Fulin: 4 Emphases in Securities Supervision
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| Liu Mingkang: Financial Derivatives Encouraged
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| Zhou Xiaochuan: More Policy Support for RCC Reform
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Road Map of Tax Reform Forecast
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| The public hearing on the raising of personal income tax exemption in Beijing on September 27 has fuelled discussions on personal income tax law and reflection on reforms of the whole tax system. |
| Experts Press for Equalized Tax Rate
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| Self-Reporting Makes Tax Evasion More Difficult
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| Consumption Tax on Luxury Goods Needed
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| Raise Tax Exemption Threshold, Lawmakers Urged
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Public Goods in Great Shortage
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| China is facing a shortage of public goods, including education, social security, environmental protection and public health. Meeting these has been identified as key to the country鈥檚 current stage of development. |
| Fairness and Liability Urged
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| 1st Public Service Committee Established
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Making Subways Pay
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| How to make subways profitable while maintaining public service has been a longstanding problem due to high construction costs. Local governments are trying to find solutions including using Chinese-made equipment and adopting new forms of investment like public-private partnerships. |
| Hangzhou Subway Planning Approved
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Budget Reform: More Change Planned
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| The Ministry of Finance is planning further reform of its budgetary and financial reporting, according to 21st Century Business Report. More meaningful budget categories are being piloted in selected areas and new regulations on the management and use of funds proposed. |
| Budget Reform: Progress So Far
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| Budget Reform: Transparent Need?
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Migrant Workers Make Their Voices Heard
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| Moving Millions Rebuild a Nation
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| Migrant Workers Call the Shots
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3 Eventful Years in the WTO
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| The three years since China joined the WTO have ushered in remarkable changes in its major industries, which have in turn impacted on ordinary people's everyday lives in some significant ways. |
| Nation Progressing Well with WTO Commitments
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Spanish Arson a Warning to 'Made in China'
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| On September 16, a Chinese-owned shoe warehouse was burnt down in Elche, Spain, causing damages worth over 1 million euro. This incident sounds a warning to China's developing foreign trade sector that "made in China" commodities need to go beyond ultra-low pricing to establish their position in the long term. |
| Spanish China-bashing Must Be Stopped
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MBOs at the Crossroads
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| MBOs (management buyouts) are once again at the center of controversy. Half of China's state-owned enterprises have already gone down this road. But which way should the country go next?
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| Experts Debate MBO, Draining of State Assets
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