The new rule on foreign investment is among updates to the government's policies related to 31 restricted sectors that take effect on January 1

The NDRC said on Monday that companies in sectors subject to Beijing's foreign investment restrictions must seek government approval for offshore listings.

Xian's case load - 150 local symptomatic cases on Sunday versus 155 a day earlier - remains tiny compared with many clusters overseas, but it has imposed tough curbs

Beijing has improved its air quality since China won its bid to host the Games, but the Ministry of Ecology and Environment has said winter smog risks remain "severe"

Profits rose 9% on-year in November to 805.96 billion yuan ($126.54 billion), well off the 24.6% gain reported in October

Evergrande claims it has resumed construction and decoration work at 115 projects, with its chairman vowing to deliver 39,000 completed home units by the end of this year

Experts say a formal tax system revamp in necessary to close a loophole that enables tax evasion in the booming but underregulated sector

The crew completed all set goals, including elevating the panoramic camera C and installing foot fixers outside the cabin

The rise in sales comes after two years of contraction

China is keen to build a financial centre in the country's west by 2025, the central bank said on Friday, in a bid to support economic growth in the Chengdu-Chongqing region.

As part of this plan, Germany is in the lead to land Intel's planned European 'megafab' plant, although France remains in the running

The two are among investors in nr2, a London-based search engine that discovers information about start-ups in South Korea and China