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Affordable houses under construction in Xining， capital of northwest China’s Qinghai Province.
China began construction of 6.66 million affordable housing units this year and had already completed 5.44 million within the first 11 months， meeting targets ahead of schedule. Investment in affordable housing during the period reached 1.12 trillion yuan （$183.23 billion）.
A total of 36 million affordable housing units will be built from 2011 to 2015. The plan includes renovations in run-down neighborhoods.
Registration Reform
The Ministry of Public Security says that it has already drafted a plan for reforming the current household registration system.
“We will set up a new household registration system by 2020.”said Huang Ming， Vice Minister of Public Security， in an interview with China Central Television on December 17. “It will have three key features. First of all， we will adopt the same system in urban and rural areas. Second， the requirement for immigration will be based on legal and stable homes and jobs. Besides that， the new system will be based on where you live most of the time as opposed to place of birth. By 2020， it should be much easier for people to migrate.”
Huang said that this round of reform aims to help migrant workers in cities acquire legal registration and also to attract more people to cities. The government will also make efforts to boost public services， including education， medical treatment， and social security programs for long-term dwellers.
There are currently an estimated 160 million migrant workers in China.
Greener Petrol
China’s standardization authority announced stricter quality standards for gasoline on December 18， in an effort to reduce vehicle emissions.
The higher standard marks a step toward accelerating the use of greener fuel in the world’s largest auto market， where vehicle exhausts are blamed as a major factor in worsening air conditions.
The new standard， known as China 5， limits sulphur content for gasoline to no more than 10 ppm（parts per million）， whereas the previous standard allowed up to 50 ppm.
Petrol meeting the new China 5 standard will be available nationwide by January 1， 2018.
According to government data， one fifth of airborne particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns in diameter， commonly referred to as PM2.5， comes from vehicle emissions. PM2.5 readings are considered a major indicator of air quality. Under the new standards， the maximum allowable content of manganese， an element that is harmful to humans， will be lowered to 2 mg/L from the previous 8 mg/L. Alkene content will also be reduced to mitigate photochemical smog.
Ding Jizhu， Director of the Industrial Standards Department under the Standardization Administration of China， said that the China 5 standard has been made in accordance with emission control standards in Europe.
Ding estimates that the new standard will cut nitrogen oxide emissions by 300，000 metric tons annually.
Protected Zone
China plans to strengthen environmental protection in the Sanjiangyuan region of west China’s Qinghai-Tibet Plateau， the headwater of many of its major rivers.
With an average altitude of 4，000 meters， Sanjiangyuan， which means “source of three rivers” in Chinese， is home to China’s largest and highest wetland ecosystem.
The newly approved protection plan for the region aims to expand the rehabilitation area from 152，000 to 395，000 square km， according to a statement released on December 18 after an executive meeting of the State Council， the country’s cabinet.
According to the plan， efforts will focus on protecting and rehabilitating vegetation in the area while developing and improved monitoring and warning network tailored to local ecological conditions.
Government Online
The official website of the Chinese Government， www.gov.cn， created two more microblog accounts on December 18， following their previous foray into social media in October.
The website， which is run by the General Office of the State Council， opened microblog accounts on Sina Weibo and People.com.cn.
Since October 11， the website has already been operating two micro-blog accounts at Xinhuanet. com and QQ.com， as well as an account on WeChat， a popular Chinese messaging app with over 400 million users.
The website will use the social media accounts to publicize important information， according to a statement from the website.
School Funding
High schools in China’s impoverished areas received 5 billion yuan（$824 million） between 2011 and 2013 from the Central Government， the Ministry of Finance announced on December 16.
This year， the Central Government provided 2 billion yuan（$329 million） for equipment， books， as well as the expansion and renovation of high schools， according to the ministry. Local governments in central and western regions pumped 1.1 billion yuan （$181 million） into high schools in poor areas from 2011 to 2012 to improve basic schooling standards， the ministry stated.
So far， local and central funds have benefited 2.56 million students in 796 schools， expanded and renovated 2.23 million square meters of school infrastructure and provided books worth 69.62 million yuan （$11 million） and equipment worth 553 million yuan（$91 million）.
Organ Allocation
China’s computerized organallocation system was used successfully for the first time in Beijing on December 17， as donated organs from a 47-year-old man were transplanted into three patients.
The donor died on December 7 from a cerebral hemorrhage in a suburban Beijing hospital.
The man’s liver and both of his kidneys were then given to patients waiting for transplants at Peking University People’s Hospital.
It is the first time in Beijing that donated organs were allocated by the China Organ Transplant Response System and transplanted to patients in need， according to a hospital news release. Previously， organ allocation would have been likely to have been dealt with internally by a hospital.
The China Organ Transplant Response System was launched in 2010 to more fairly distribute organs from donors from across the country after their deaths.
Lottery Sales
China’s lottery sales reached 279.05 billion yuan （$46 billion） in the first 11 months， up 18.9 percent year on year， the Ministry of Finance announced on December 17.
During this period， welfare lottery sales reached 158.89 billion yuan （$26 billion）， an increase of 16.9 percent year on year， and sports lottery sales rose 21.7 percent year on year to 120.16 billion yuan （$20 billion）.
The ministry attributed the jump in sales to the introduction of new lottery products， promotion of quizstyle games and more outlets for online lottery games.
Money raised through lotteries is used for the jackpot， management fees and public lottery funds.
Fare Increases
Passengers pass through the security check at the Tian’anmen West subway station in Beijing on December 17.
Traffic authorities in Beijing said on December 18 that it is considering proposals to raise subway fares to help ease crowding during rush hours.
In Beijing， a subway ticket currently costs 2 yuan （$0.33） and allows passengers to ride an unlimited distance， making as many transfers as necessary. The rate， which has been in place since 2007， has long been the lowest in the country. Beijing， home to 21 million permanent residents， currently has 456 km of subway lines in operation， which transport 10 million passengers daily.
Making Toys For the World
Workers from a toy company in Wendeng， Shandong Province， examine toys made for the movie Rio 2， on December 18. Those toys will be shipped for sale in South America.
Despite a lackluster global economy， local toy companies received authorized production permits for a number of international cartoons.
OTC Market Expansion
China has decided to expand its over-the-counter （OTC） market to all qualified small and mediumsized enterprises （SMEs）， according to an official statement released on December 14.
The State Council announced that the OTC market， a national share transfer system for SMEs that is also known as the New Third Board will be expanded to cover all innovative and promising companies.
Qualified companies can apply for a listing on the board for public share transfers so as to realize equity and bond financing as well as aid in asset restructuring. Companies should ensure accurate and complete information disclosures on their operations.
Qualified enterprises can apply directly to be listed on the New Third Board through China’s stock exchanges.
The State Council demanded the China Securities Regulatory Commission （CSRC） simplify approval procedures so as to increase efficiency.
The CSRC will exempt approval procedures for applying joint-stock companies with 200 or fewer shareholders and listed ones with private placement and no more than 200 shareholders， according to the State Council statement.
Home Prices Surge
The price of homes in large Chinese cities continued to rise in November. All but one of the 70 major cities monitored by the government reported year-on-year increase in new home prices in November， the National Bureau of Statistics said on December 18.
Twenty-six cities reported an annual increase of 10 percent or higher， with only prices in Wenzhou in east China’s Zhejiang Province failing to rise.
Shanghai led the race among the 70 cities， with an annual rise of 21.9 percent in November， followed by an increase of 21.1 percent in Beijing， 21 percent in Shenzhen and 20.9 percent in Guangzhou.
New home prices rose month on month in 66 of the 70 cities， compared to 65 in October. Control Easing
The Ministry of Commerce announced on December 16 that it will further loosen controls on crossborder yuan direct investment.
Under the new regulations， approval procedures for yuandenominated direct investment from overseas investors will be further simplified. The new regulation will take effect on January 1， 2014.
With cross-border yuan direct investment， foreign investors use legally acquired yuan to make investments in China by founding companies， increasing investments， or participating in mergers and acquisitions of domestic enterprises.
Foreign investors are still not allowed to invest in negotiable securities， financial derivatives， or entrusted loans in yuan.
The existing regulations， which took effect in 2011， require provincial bureaus to report to the ministry for further approval if foreign investors’yuan investment hits 300 million yuan （$49 million） or more， or if their investment is in sectors such as financial guarantees， financial leasing， micro-credit， auctions， cement， steel， electrolytic aluminum or shipbuilding.
The new regulations have no such requirements. Overseas investors also include those from Hong Kong， Macao， and Taiwan.
Investment Up
Foreign direct investment （FDI） gained 2.35 percent in November compared to a year ago to reach$8.48 billion， increasing for 10 consecutive months， data from the Ministry of Commerce showed on December 18. The rate of growth was higher compared to the 1.24-percent rise in October.
From January to November， the country’s FDI inflow stood at $105.51 billion， up 5.48 percent from the same period last year.
FDI from the European Union surged 17.36 percent from a year earlier to $6.82 billion in the first 11 months. Investment from the United States climbed 8.6 percent to $3.16 billion.
From January to November， Chinese investment into overseas non-financial sectors grew 28.3 percent year on year， reaching $80.24 billion.
Natural Gas Boom
China’s natural gas sector will develop quickly in the near future， offering “golden opportunities” for business and cooperation， a Hong Kong thinktank commented in a report on December 16.
The report was released by the China Energy Fund Committee（CEFC） at the National Press Club in Washington， D.C.
Fueled by the U.S. shale gas boom and the promise of a greener economy for China’s 12th Five-Year Plan （2011-15）， natural gas “appears to be a feasible and accessible option that could aid in resolving China’s energy dilemma，” said Dr. Patrick Ho， deputy chair and secretary general of CEFC at the report’s launch.
The report also discussed the prospect of China’s production of unconventional natural gas， such as shale gas， an industry still in the infant stages.
To further develop unconventional gas resources the report suggested that China needs to develop more drilling technologies， better pipeline networks and set a market-oriented approach for gas pricing and development rights.
4G Set to Take Off
A consumer demonstrates video played on a 4G cellphone in Ningbo， Zhejiang Province. On December 18， China Mobile’s 4G services were launched in three cities in Zhejiang Province—Hangzhou， Ningbo and Wenzhou. The telecom operator pledged to launch their 4G mobile network in 16 cities by the end of 2013.
China began construction of 6.66 million affordable housing units this year and had already completed 5.44 million within the first 11 months， meeting targets ahead of schedule. Investment in affordable housing during the period reached 1.12 trillion yuan （$183.23 billion）.
A total of 36 million affordable housing units will be built from 2011 to 2015. The plan includes renovations in run-down neighborhoods.
Registration Reform
The Ministry of Public Security says that it has already drafted a plan for reforming the current household registration system.
“We will set up a new household registration system by 2020.”said Huang Ming， Vice Minister of Public Security， in an interview with China Central Television on December 17. “It will have three key features. First of all， we will adopt the same system in urban and rural areas. Second， the requirement for immigration will be based on legal and stable homes and jobs. Besides that， the new system will be based on where you live most of the time as opposed to place of birth. By 2020， it should be much easier for people to migrate.”
Huang said that this round of reform aims to help migrant workers in cities acquire legal registration and also to attract more people to cities. The government will also make efforts to boost public services， including education， medical treatment， and social security programs for long-term dwellers.
There are currently an estimated 160 million migrant workers in China.
Greener Petrol
China’s standardization authority announced stricter quality standards for gasoline on December 18， in an effort to reduce vehicle emissions.
The higher standard marks a step toward accelerating the use of greener fuel in the world’s largest auto market， where vehicle exhausts are blamed as a major factor in worsening air conditions.
The new standard， known as China 5， limits sulphur content for gasoline to no more than 10 ppm（parts per million）， whereas the previous standard allowed up to 50 ppm.
Petrol meeting the new China 5 standard will be available nationwide by January 1， 2018.
According to government data， one fifth of airborne particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns in diameter， commonly referred to as PM2.5， comes from vehicle emissions. PM2.5 readings are considered a major indicator of air quality. Under the new standards， the maximum allowable content of manganese， an element that is harmful to humans， will be lowered to 2 mg/L from the previous 8 mg/L. Alkene content will also be reduced to mitigate photochemical smog.
Ding Jizhu， Director of the Industrial Standards Department under the Standardization Administration of China， said that the China 5 standard has been made in accordance with emission control standards in Europe.
Ding estimates that the new standard will cut nitrogen oxide emissions by 300，000 metric tons annually.
Protected Zone
China plans to strengthen environmental protection in the Sanjiangyuan region of west China’s Qinghai-Tibet Plateau， the headwater of many of its major rivers.
With an average altitude of 4，000 meters， Sanjiangyuan， which means “source of three rivers” in Chinese， is home to China’s largest and highest wetland ecosystem.
The newly approved protection plan for the region aims to expand the rehabilitation area from 152，000 to 395，000 square km， according to a statement released on December 18 after an executive meeting of the State Council， the country’s cabinet.
According to the plan， efforts will focus on protecting and rehabilitating vegetation in the area while developing and improved monitoring and warning network tailored to local ecological conditions.
Government Online
The official website of the Chinese Government， www.gov.cn， created two more microblog accounts on December 18， following their previous foray into social media in October.
The website， which is run by the General Office of the State Council， opened microblog accounts on Sina Weibo and People.com.cn.
Since October 11， the website has already been operating two micro-blog accounts at Xinhuanet. com and QQ.com， as well as an account on WeChat， a popular Chinese messaging app with over 400 million users.
The website will use the social media accounts to publicize important information， according to a statement from the website.
School Funding
High schools in China’s impoverished areas received 5 billion yuan（$824 million） between 2011 and 2013 from the Central Government， the Ministry of Finance announced on December 16.
This year， the Central Government provided 2 billion yuan（$329 million） for equipment， books， as well as the expansion and renovation of high schools， according to the ministry. Local governments in central and western regions pumped 1.1 billion yuan （$181 million） into high schools in poor areas from 2011 to 2012 to improve basic schooling standards， the ministry stated.
So far， local and central funds have benefited 2.56 million students in 796 schools， expanded and renovated 2.23 million square meters of school infrastructure and provided books worth 69.62 million yuan （$11 million） and equipment worth 553 million yuan（$91 million）.
Organ Allocation
China’s computerized organallocation system was used successfully for the first time in Beijing on December 17， as donated organs from a 47-year-old man were transplanted into three patients.
The donor died on December 7 from a cerebral hemorrhage in a suburban Beijing hospital.
The man’s liver and both of his kidneys were then given to patients waiting for transplants at Peking University People’s Hospital.
It is the first time in Beijing that donated organs were allocated by the China Organ Transplant Response System and transplanted to patients in need， according to a hospital news release. Previously， organ allocation would have been likely to have been dealt with internally by a hospital.
The China Organ Transplant Response System was launched in 2010 to more fairly distribute organs from donors from across the country after their deaths.
Lottery Sales
China’s lottery sales reached 279.05 billion yuan （$46 billion） in the first 11 months， up 18.9 percent year on year， the Ministry of Finance announced on December 17.
During this period， welfare lottery sales reached 158.89 billion yuan （$26 billion）， an increase of 16.9 percent year on year， and sports lottery sales rose 21.7 percent year on year to 120.16 billion yuan （$20 billion）.
The ministry attributed the jump in sales to the introduction of new lottery products， promotion of quizstyle games and more outlets for online lottery games.
Money raised through lotteries is used for the jackpot， management fees and public lottery funds.
Fare Increases
Passengers pass through the security check at the Tian’anmen West subway station in Beijing on December 17.
Traffic authorities in Beijing said on December 18 that it is considering proposals to raise subway fares to help ease crowding during rush hours.
In Beijing， a subway ticket currently costs 2 yuan （$0.33） and allows passengers to ride an unlimited distance， making as many transfers as necessary. The rate， which has been in place since 2007， has long been the lowest in the country. Beijing， home to 21 million permanent residents， currently has 456 km of subway lines in operation， which transport 10 million passengers daily.
Making Toys For the World
Workers from a toy company in Wendeng， Shandong Province， examine toys made for the movie Rio 2， on December 18. Those toys will be shipped for sale in South America.
Despite a lackluster global economy， local toy companies received authorized production permits for a number of international cartoons.
OTC Market Expansion
China has decided to expand its over-the-counter （OTC） market to all qualified small and mediumsized enterprises （SMEs）， according to an official statement released on December 14.
The State Council announced that the OTC market， a national share transfer system for SMEs that is also known as the New Third Board will be expanded to cover all innovative and promising companies.
Qualified companies can apply for a listing on the board for public share transfers so as to realize equity and bond financing as well as aid in asset restructuring. Companies should ensure accurate and complete information disclosures on their operations.
Qualified enterprises can apply directly to be listed on the New Third Board through China’s stock exchanges.
The State Council demanded the China Securities Regulatory Commission （CSRC） simplify approval procedures so as to increase efficiency.
The CSRC will exempt approval procedures for applying joint-stock companies with 200 or fewer shareholders and listed ones with private placement and no more than 200 shareholders， according to the State Council statement.
Home Prices Surge
The price of homes in large Chinese cities continued to rise in November. All but one of the 70 major cities monitored by the government reported year-on-year increase in new home prices in November， the National Bureau of Statistics said on December 18.
Twenty-six cities reported an annual increase of 10 percent or higher， with only prices in Wenzhou in east China’s Zhejiang Province failing to rise.
Shanghai led the race among the 70 cities， with an annual rise of 21.9 percent in November， followed by an increase of 21.1 percent in Beijing， 21 percent in Shenzhen and 20.9 percent in Guangzhou.
New home prices rose month on month in 66 of the 70 cities， compared to 65 in October. Control Easing
The Ministry of Commerce announced on December 16 that it will further loosen controls on crossborder yuan direct investment.
Under the new regulations， approval procedures for yuandenominated direct investment from overseas investors will be further simplified. The new regulation will take effect on January 1， 2014.
With cross-border yuan direct investment， foreign investors use legally acquired yuan to make investments in China by founding companies， increasing investments， or participating in mergers and acquisitions of domestic enterprises.
Foreign investors are still not allowed to invest in negotiable securities， financial derivatives， or entrusted loans in yuan.
The existing regulations， which took effect in 2011， require provincial bureaus to report to the ministry for further approval if foreign investors’yuan investment hits 300 million yuan （$49 million） or more， or if their investment is in sectors such as financial guarantees， financial leasing， micro-credit， auctions， cement， steel， electrolytic aluminum or shipbuilding.
The new regulations have no such requirements. Overseas investors also include those from Hong Kong， Macao， and Taiwan.
Investment Up
Foreign direct investment （FDI） gained 2.35 percent in November compared to a year ago to reach$8.48 billion， increasing for 10 consecutive months， data from the Ministry of Commerce showed on December 18. The rate of growth was higher compared to the 1.24-percent rise in October.
From January to November， the country’s FDI inflow stood at $105.51 billion， up 5.48 percent from the same period last year.
FDI from the European Union surged 17.36 percent from a year earlier to $6.82 billion in the first 11 months. Investment from the United States climbed 8.6 percent to $3.16 billion.
From January to November， Chinese investment into overseas non-financial sectors grew 28.3 percent year on year， reaching $80.24 billion.
Natural Gas Boom
China’s natural gas sector will develop quickly in the near future， offering “golden opportunities” for business and cooperation， a Hong Kong thinktank commented in a report on December 16.
The report was released by the China Energy Fund Committee（CEFC） at the National Press Club in Washington， D.C.
Fueled by the U.S. shale gas boom and the promise of a greener economy for China’s 12th Five-Year Plan （2011-15）， natural gas “appears to be a feasible and accessible option that could aid in resolving China’s energy dilemma，” said Dr. Patrick Ho， deputy chair and secretary general of CEFC at the report’s launch.
The report also discussed the prospect of China’s production of unconventional natural gas， such as shale gas， an industry still in the infant stages.
To further develop unconventional gas resources the report suggested that China needs to develop more drilling technologies， better pipeline networks and set a market-oriented approach for gas pricing and development rights.
4G Set to Take Off
A consumer demonstrates video played on a 4G cellphone in Ningbo， Zhejiang Province. On December 18， China Mobile’s 4G services were launched in three cities in Zhejiang Province—Hangzhou， Ningbo and Wenzhou. The telecom operator pledged to launch their 4G mobile network in 16 cities by the end of 2013.