China divorce rate rises by 20%
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About 1.4m couples divorced in China last year - a 20% increase on the figures from 2006, officials say.
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China raised the interest rate on mortgage loans to 1.1 times the nationâs benchmark lending rates and increased the minimum down payment on apartments intended for investment in an effort to cool surging property prices.
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1st LD: China punishes 20,000 rural officials for misconducts    BEIJING, Feb.
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China's sizzling economy expanded by a stunning 11.9 percent in the second quarter from a year ago, the government said Thursday, and announced it would take new steps to cool the boom.
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China's consumer inflation picked up pace in November, largely due to an increase in food prices, figures show.
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China saw a moderate rise in consumer inflation in August to 1.3%, with a notable rise in services.
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China raised interest rates on Friday in the latest of a series of tightening steps aimed at keeping inflation in check and preventing the world's fourth-largest economy from overheating.
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China has revised upward its gross domestic product (GDP) growth to 9.69 per cent during the first half of this year due to higher growth in service industries, the state media reported on Monday.
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China raised its benchmark interest rates on Thursday for the sixth time this year, in the latest in a series of tightening steps to contain inflation and prevent the world's fourth-largest economy from overheating.
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Growth in Chinese industrial output picked up last month, boosted by strong export demand, figures show.
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BEIJING -- The central bank says China's economy should grow by 10.5 percent this year, state media reported yesterday, even stronger than the 10 percent predicted last week by the National Bureau of Statistics.
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China's sizzling economy grew even faster in 2006 than previously reported, the government said Wednesday, moving it closer to overtaking Germany as the world's third-largest and possibly adding to fears of overheating.
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The People&#39;s Bank of China, or China&#39;s central bank, announced Thursday to raise both lending and deposit interest rates 0.27 percentage point higher as from Oct. 29.
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By Diao Ying  Bright Dairy & Food Co Ltd, the fourth-largest milk producer by sales in China, said it would increase its liquid milk output by 20 percent in 2007.
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Number of divorces down in England and Wales as Scotland sees 20% surge.
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The fertility rate has hit its highest level since 1980, official figures show.
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China's economy is set to grow at a faster-than-expected rate of 10.4% this year, the Asian Development Bank says.