China's coal and electricity companies signed deals for a total of 1.87 billion metric tons of coal for 2013, an increase of 55.8 percent year-on-year.
Dieter Zetsche, president and CEO of Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz, said that Mercedes cars are falling behind its competitors but believes that the company will catch up by 2020.
Pang Da Automobile Trade Co Ltd denied the claims that it enticed car buyers into signing contracts for financial lease, and the cars sold failed to meet the national emission standard.
The Ministry of Environmental Protection has completed the second draft of the National V Standard, the emission limit and method of measurement for light passenger vehicles.
Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Company Ltd signed a 2.5-billion-yuan contract to build nine patrol vessels for the country's marine patrol force.
Chinese GDP is expected to increase by more than 8 percent in 2013, a high-level adviser said on Wednesday.
China's trade surplus of $231.1 billion in 2012, which saw a year-on-year jump of 48.1 percent, was due to commodity price declines.
Commerce Ministry spokesman Shen Danyang said that there is no reason to say that the December exports figure was fabricated.
Thailand's exports to China is expected to grow at least 13 percent year-on-year in 2013 and surpass $30 billion.
China has issued the Regulation on the Responsibility Involving Repairing, Replacing and Returning of Household-use Vehicles on Jan 15, specifying the "three guarantees" conditions.
The profits of China's largest metals trader fell to 8 billion yuan ($1.3 billion) in 2012, 4.8 billion yuan less than the previous year.
Some Chinese property developers plan to buy land in Cyprus or form joint ventures with local developers to build homes for Chinese people there.
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