State Economic and Trade Commission

Growth in China's heavy industries to slow

23 Jan 2003

China's State Economic and Trade Commission (SETC) has forecast slower production growth for six of its heavy industries this year.

7:11AM

Beijing trade body keen to build chain store image

18 Nov 2002

The State Economic and Trade Commission (SETC) has unveiled an ambitious blueprint to change China's image as a chain store backwater.

11:07PM

Key state firms see earnings slip back

3 Aug 2002

Profits at 511 large state firms slipped 8.7 per cent year on year in the first half with more than 20 per cent losing money, according to the State Economic and Trade Commission.

9:40AM

Guarantee system proves popular

24 Jul 1999

A credit-guarantee system is picking up steam in the mainland, aiming to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) solve their financial difficulties.

11:09AM

Orient sets up software venture

13 Aug 1998

A maker of television components, Beijing Orient Electronics Group, plans to enter a computer systems and software venture with a research arm of the State Economic and Trade Commission.

7:17PM

Rules laid down for reformers

19 Jun 1998

Mainland state industrial sector reforms must follow economic rules and try to avoid harming workers, the government ordered yesterday.

11:09AM

Opinion

Alex Lo

Chen Guangcheng misled by his new right-wing 'friends'

1:26AM

Tom Holland

The yuan hasn't overtaken the HK$ quite yet, Mr Chan

4:40AM

Aid needed as textile mills report losses

Mainland state-owned textile mills are reporting record losses this year and will need millions of dollars in new bailouts in 1998 despite massive aid extended to date, officials say.

6:09PM

Chosen firms to get support

China will give priority to state firms, chosen for restructuring into conglomerates, when giving permission to issue stocks and bonds, a State Economic and Trade Commission official says.

11:29PM

State enterprise losses run to 130 billion yuan

CHINA'S ailing state enterprises have suffered losses of at least 130 billion yuan (HK$115.44 billion) and the multiple debts among them stood at 140 billion yuan, according to official statistics...

1:07PM

Beijing to write off firms' debts

CHINA plans to clear the billions of debts facing the state-owned enterprises to help enliven their operation under a bold drive to establish a modern enterprise system by the end of this century...

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