China

Beijing -- Careful management should keep the increase in the Chinese consumer price index at no more than 3 percent this year, a top economist said.

Beijing -- China's economy this year is expected to grow about 8 percent from last year, while inflation is held at 3 percent, Premier Wen Jiabao said Friday.

Beijing -- China Thursday announced plans for its second lunar probe in October ahead of its launch of an unmanned space module set for next year.

Guangzhou, China -- China's investment in high-speed trains will push it into a leadership role in the industry, the vice president for policy and development at Amtrak said.

Beijing -- Registry officials in China say they have seen an increased demand for marriage certificates in advance of the upcoming start of the Chinese new year.

Beijing -- The People's Bank of China increased reserve requirements among most banks in a move widely interpreted as a step to slow inflation.

Beijing -- China's rising domestic demand and drop in its trade surplus may ease global pressure to revise its undervalued yuan upward, China Daily said quoting analysts.

Beijing -- China said both exports and imports increased sharply in January, a sign the Chinese and global economies are pulling from the recession's undertow.

Beijing -- China's January inflation rose 1.5 percent from last January, but was down from the 1.9 percent rise in December, the government said Thursday.

Shanghai -- The Chinese government's investment arm, China Investment Corp., spent $9 billion buying shares in U.S. companies in 2009, a regulatory filing showed.