China census figures reveal ageing and urbanised country
Tania Branigan
Figures reflect sharp increase in moves to towns and cities in past decade and effect after 30 years of one-child policy
Tania Branigan
Figures reflect sharp increase in moves to towns and cities in past decade and effect after 30 years of one-child policy
BEIJING, April 23 (UPI) -- The National Energy Administration in China said the country's demand for energy is growing faster than previously reported.
DENIS D. GRAY
EBOOM STAFF
It is no secret China is currently beating the United States in the race to be the global leader of the new energy economy. However, with each passing month the gap between the two nations appears to be growing.
Keith Bradsher
A Chinese farmer on dry farmland on the outskirts of Rizhao, Shandong Province, in January.
Andrew Jacobs
14 February 2011
BBC News
Japan's economy was worth $5.474 trillion (£3.414 trillion) at the end of 2010, figures from Tokyo have shown. China's economy was closer to $5.8 trillion in the same period.
By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue
Exploring an escalating confrontation over resources with global implications.
Water scarcity, rapid economic growth and soaring energy demand are forming a tightening noose that could choke off China's modernization.
Special Report: King Coal