Ministry of Railways of the People'S Republic of China

Ministry cites SOEs for 'serious' rail flaws

10 Aug 2012

The Ministry of Railways has cited several Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) over 'serious' quality and safety flaws in 12 mainland rail lines.

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Ex-rail chief's crimes detailed

7 Aug 2012

The Ministry of Railways reportedly detailed six major crimes allegedly committed by its former minister Liu Zhijun during an internal briefing on Friday.

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CRCC will roll HK$99b into railways

14 Jul 2012

State-owned China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) plans to spend 80.66 billion yuan (HK$99 billion) on infrastructure, urban development and property in the next three years, its bond...

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Promo film puts ministry in a bad light

29 Jun 2012

The Railways Ministry has found itself in hot water again, with the National Audit Office's latest report on government spending saying it spent 18.5 million yuan (HK$22.7 million) on a...

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Auditor's report details litany of financial abuse

28 Jun 2012

The mainland's top audit office says 300 central government officials, including some department chiefs, abused funds totalling almost 4.4 billion yuan (HK$5.4 billion) last year.

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280b yuan to build basic services

21 Jun 2012

State-owned enterprises and local governments on the mainland plan to spend more than 280 billion yuan (HK$344.11 billion) on infrastructure projects in the next four years.

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A dangerous demagogue in our midst

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Ministry's massive debt tipped to get a lot worse

The Ministry of Railways' huge debt will continue to increase, and rising costs will hurt its profitability, a state credit rating agency warns.

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Railways ministry reform under way

China's Ministry of Railways has been stripped of its powers to hear transport cases in its own courts.

In a move welcomed by critics of the ministry's power, the jurisdiction of...

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Rail shares fall in HK as ministry posts loss

Hong Kong shares of mainland rail firms fell after reports that the Ministry of Railways suffered a loss in the first quarter.

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Drop in transport funding may signal hard landing

In further evidence that the mainland economy might be heading for a hard landing, the Ministry of Transport warned that transport infrastructure funding faces difficulties this year, after...

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Railway builders forecast earnings drop this year

China Railway Group and China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC), the companies that build most of the mainland's railways, expect lower earnings this year amid sharp falls in the nation's...

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Ministry to be 'more flexible' on rail plans

Financial difficulties have forced the Ministry of Railways to loosen its grip on the development of local high-speed rail networks, according to an industry expert close to top decision makers....

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