Chinese economy grows 9.9% in 2005

    BEIJING, Feb. 28 (Xinhuanet) -- China's robust economy saw another strong growth of 9.9 percent in 2005 after 9.5 percent growth in 2004, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Tuesday. Full Story

China reports 9.5% rise in total energy cost

    BEIJING, Feb. 28 (Xinhuanet) -- China said Tuesday it experienced a 9.5 percent rise in total energy costs in 2005 as its economy continued to grow at a rapid rate. Full Story

Grain output increases by 3.1% in 2005

    BEIJING, Feb. 28 (Xinhuanet) -- China's grain output reached 484.01 million tons in 2005, up 3.1 percent on the previous year, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Full Story

China's population increases 7.68 mln in 2005

    BEIJING, Feb. 28 (Xinhuanet) -- China had a 1.30756 billion population by the end of 2005, 7.68 million more than that in the previous year, according to a report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Tuesday.  Full Story

Profits in privately-owned industrial enterprises grows fastest

    BEIJING, Feb. 28 (Xinhuanet) -- Profits in privately-owned industrial enterprises grew fastest among all kinds of Chinese industrial enterprises in 2005, figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Tuesday show. Full Story

China bumps up research and development spending

    BEIJING, Feb. 28 (Xinhuanet) -- China spent 236.7 billion yuan (about 29.19 billion US dollars) on research and development (R&D)in 2005, a report released by the National Bureau of Statistics shows. Full Story