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Jobless total set to soar

A think-tank under the Ministry of Labour and Social Security has forecast that China's unemployment could rise by 30 per cent a year over the next few years. An expert at the ministry's human resource research institute said that the unemployment rate – which only measures urban residents – could jump to 7 per cent […]

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Business Economics & Trade

Gold fights back

China has become the world’s second largest platinum consumer after Japan, a development that has stung the gold sector to take action.

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Business Economics & Trade

The medicine men

Medicine consumption in China is low by world standards but social changes and a new medical insurance system should transform the market.

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Business Economics & Trade

Preparing for WTO

China’s membership of the World Trade Organisation is likely to have a significant impact on its tax laws and foreign investment policies.

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Business Economics & Trade

Learned friends

Established back in 1986, the Hopkins-Nanjing Center is still one of the top Sino-foreign joint venture educational establishments in China.