Stimulating domestic consumption
For most people, this seems rather like a joke: Xing Pu, a member of the CPPCC Shanghai Committee, proposed last month that the government, fresh from a hefty increase in financial revenue, hand out 1,000 yuan ($142) to each citizen as a subsidy against soaring inflation.

Property boom is here to stay
I flew back to Beijing at the end of a business trip on a clear night last November. As my plane descended, I looked out the window, and what I saw was truly spectacular: Countless well-lit buildings sprawled out in every direction for as far as my eyes could see. I stared in awe and could not but marvel at the sheer size of the metropolis and its beaming vitality.

'Triangular affair' heats up again
The "triangular affair" among China Eastern, China National Aviation Corp (CNAC, the parent company of Air China) and Singapore Airlines was once again in the spotlight after CNAC formally proposed to buy 2.99 billion H shares of China Eastern for no less than HK$5 a share, 30 percent more than a previous offer from Singapore Airlines.

Property joy could be short-lived
Finally the surging property prices have begun to lose steam following measures to apply the brakes on the red-hot sector.