Beijing scrambles to reel in costs
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Beijing -- Talk in China has shifted from holding a &#39;green&#39; or &#39;people&#39;s&#39; Olympics to a &#39;frugal Games&#39; as Beijing tightens its purse strings while undertaking massive preparations to play host to the 2008 event.
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BEIJING (Dow Jones)--A week ago, third-quarter data showed China was failing to get its sky-high economic growth rate under control.
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With growth slowing in China, Europe and Japan, some worry that rapidly escalating prices will trigger a self-reinforcing spiral of falling demand.
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China on Sunday took aim at price manipulators and hoarders of goods, as Beijing ramped up its campaign to rein in inflation which is running at its highest level in more than a decade.
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The Chinese government is trying to address an electricity shortage that has led to rationing in more than a third of the countryâs provinces in recent weeks.
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Chinese fans got their yuan&#39;s worth Thursday in Beijing when the rain-soaked schedule forced some of the top seeds to double-up on the day.
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Beijing has been debating a policy proposal that will force the city to spend at least half of its IT budget on offerings from local companies.
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BEIJING China has said that cooling its economy and maintaining a stable currency will be the government&#39;s priorities next year.
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Ticket prices at the 2008 Beijing Olympics will range from $3.82 to $638 when they go on sale next year.
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A year before Beijing hosts the Summer Games, the country is feverishly preparing for its chance to show it is ready to take its place among the Great Powers  -  on its own terms
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An espionage appears to expose Beijing's wish list. It will have to play catch up to match U.S. technology but it may have a different kind of goal
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Beijing is making a big push to market itself, similar to the way the U.S. promoted its culture and values during the cold war.
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BEIJING -- When Wang Xiaoyu set out to buy some sleek Lincoln automobiles for the small company he owns, the problem was how to pay. No dealer in China takes personal checks. Credit card limits are too low. Car loans barely exist.
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As Fed seems poised to cut rates, Beijing raises them.
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A peek through the West&#39;s net curtains this morning revealed an unexpected visitor on the doorstep. China. Not content with luring manufacturing contracts to Shanghai, the dragon economy&#39;s appetite is driving
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Why go slowly? "You can burn a lot of money in China very fast," a top executive says.
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Chinese capital spending in November  barely slowed from record heights despite curbs on lending,  showing that the central bank's task in keeping the economy  from overheating remains formidable.