U.S. Department of Commerce preliminary ruling decided to impose up to 19.42% anti-dumping tariff on South Korea's U.S.-bound oil pipeline

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China's foreign exchange reserves rose to their highest in more than a year in late December, blowing past economists' estimates, as tight regulations and a strong yuan continued to discourage capital outflows, central bank data showed on Sunday.

Around 200 British and Chinese government representatives and business leaders will gather in London on Jan 18 to discuss opportunities related to the China-led Belt and Road Initiative and to talk about other business possibilities.

Since 2017, the world economy has been recovering steadily. The domestic economy has been making steady progress. The investment in infrastructure construction has been running at a high level.

Average density of PM2.5 in Beijing stayed at 58 micrograms per cubic meter of air in 2017, meeting the goal set by the State Council, an official said Wednesday.

China started collecting an environment tax on Monday to better protect the environment and cut pollutant discharge, as the country's Environmental Protection Tax Law took effect on Jan. 1, 2018.

The country's local government debt risk is likely to no longer remain "hidden", especially when the money is raised from the government's investment fund and illegal public-private partnership projects, the minister warned at an annual ministry meeting, which announced the major tasks for 2018.

China will allot revenue from the environmental protection tax to local governments to motivate participation in the fight against pollution.

Foreign ministers from China, Pakistan and Afghanistan on Tuesday agreed to discuss ways to extend the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to Afghanistan.

Further reform and fine-tuning are aimed at reaching goal by 2035
China has set a goal of building itself into a global powerhouse in international trade by 2035 through further reform and fine-tuning of trade structure, including upgrading the quality of goods and services consumed in the local market and improving the quality of two-way investment, the country's commerce minister said on Monday.