More than half of farmers-turned-urban workers say they hope to settle down in cities even though 50 per cent of them now earn less than 800 yuan a month, according to a survey of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

With its improved production capabilities, China now contributes to the manufacture of all Boeing airplane models, said a top Boeing manager here on Wednesday.

China Unicom said here Wednesday that its Macao subsidiary has been authorized to provide third-generation (3G) mobile phone services in Macao based on the CDMA2000 standard.

China will ban sales of farm products that fail to meet safety standards starting Nov. 1, said An Jian, deputy director of the Commission of Legislative Affairs of the National People's Congress Standing Committee on Wednesday.

China's imported iron ore prices dropped by 7.2 percent year-on-year to reach 62.7 U.S. dollars per ton on average in the first three quarters, statistics with the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) show.

Foreign investment in the Chinese real estate sector soared to 1.44 billion U.S. dollars in the first half year, according to a report by consulting firm CB Richard Ellis.

Construction for a new railway between Beijing and Shanghai will start this year which would be able to run passenger trains at 200 km/h.

Chinese industry insiders say that China's imports of iron ore -- after several years of sharp rises -- will only rise moderately this year. But major suppliers at a symposium held in East China's Shandong Province were expecting to export more to China.

China's State Council, or the cabinet, Wednesday approved the first guideline policy document for Chinese enterprises investing overseas.

China will built a new nuclear power plant in Hunan Province with an investment of 60 billion yuan (7.5 billion U.S. dollars), a local government source said Wednesday.