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-	Bad weather hard to tell due to lack of equipment
	Authorities were unable to accurately predict the recent weather conditions due to lack of equipment and an adequate forecast model, the national meteorological agency has said.
-	IPO approved for leading railway contractor
	China's securities regulator formally okayed on Thursday the initial public offering (IPO) of China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC), one of the nation's largest road and rail project contractors.
-	Survey ordinance to strengthen land management
	China released a land survey ordinance on Thursday to strengthen management, protect arable land and to promote the sustainable development of the nation's economy.
-	Local leadership gets younger with reshuffles
	China's local leaders have become younger with the finish of nationwide elections and reshuffles of legislatures, governments and political advisory bodies at the provincial level.
-	Property tax not likely within two years: Tax official
	A recent report stating that the Beijing Municipal Government had submitted a request to the State Administration of Taxation (SAT) to start levying property tax has again become the focus of public interest. But later an unnamed SAT official refuted the report, stating that property taxes are not going to be levied in Beijing this June.
-	Highway toll exempted to help disaster relief
	The Chinese government has extended the highway toll exemptions for trucks carrying food to help snow disaster relief work and reconstruction in areas affected by the severe winter weather of the last month, the Ministry of Communications has announced.
-	Police crack 7,802 tax-related cases in 2007
	Chinese police cracked 7,802 tax-related cases, arrested 6,993 suspects and retrieved economic losses valued at 36 billion yuan (US$5 billion) in 2007, the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) said on Wednesday.
-	Efforts needed on 'green credit policy'
	China needs to make greater efforts in implementing its environmentally-friendly loan policy, or "green credit policy", to tackle pollution, the country's environmental watchdog said on Wednesday.
-	Online wild animal trade targeted
	Chinese animal protection authorities have joined with international organizations to target on-line trade involving wild animals, government sources said on Wednesday.
-	China cuts roaming service charges
	The Ministry of Information Industry and the National Development and Reform Commission jointly announced on Wednesday the country's mobile roaming service charges would be lowered starting from March 1 amid fervor of consumer expectation to entirely abolish them.
-	New bankruptcy act for banks proposed
	An act governing bankrupt banks in China has entered the legislation process and is expected to be passed soon, said the banking regulator.
-	Household necessities prices stable
	Household necessities prices in China stayed stable during the Spring Festival, the Chinese Lunar New Year, the Ministry of Commerce reported Tuesday.
-	China tightens control on medical equipment purchases
	The purchases of expensive and sophisticated medical equipment by medical institutions in China will from now on have to win the approval of an expert panel from the Ministry of Health.
-	Gov't plans safer roads, waterways by 2010
	The government is determined to have a better network of road and water transport and emergency response system in place by 2010 in order to reduce the number of accidents.
-	Work could start on Xinjiang railways this year
	Construction could start this year on three railways in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, sources with the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said yesterday.

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