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Beijing conference focuses on economy
Renmin University is holding its mid-year China Macro Economy Conference in Beijing today. The conference will be focusing on the government's policy dilemma in ensuring economic growth while tackling inflation and asset bubbles. Premier Wen Jiabao hinted for the first time early this week that China would find it difficult to attain its 4 per cent target for inflation this year.
Business leaders to deal in moral values
Some of the mainland's entrepreneurs and corporate leaders will gather in Shanghai tomorrow, not to discuss housing or stock prices but in pursuit of spiritual enrichment. The forum, organised by the China Business Journal in co-operation with Fudan University, covers a range of topics from corporate social responsibility, Confucian philosophy and the rise of China, to culture and life, for a business community audience.
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