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Electric bike manufacturers are leaving the market, some due to fears over regulatory crackdowns, and others because it is simpler to close up shop and open elsewhere under a different name rather than provide warranty service.

Mainland listed, state-run real estate companies had unimpressive year in 2005, The Beijing News reports.

A newly-released survey shows spending habits of women in eight Chinese cities. Urban women spend heavily on travel and fitness, but survey responses varied widely according to location, age, and marital status.

China's market for luxury vehicles is growing rapidly, China Business Daily reports. Bentley, which sold 20 vehicles last year in its Shanghai and Hangzhou region, has already sold 35 this year and is expected to break 40 by year-end. Nationally, Bentley could sell 100 vehicles this year, doubling last year's figure. Next year that number is expected to double again

According to the latest statistics from China Network Information Center (CNNIC) and Webhosting.info, domestic .CN and .COM registrations total over 20.2 million. There are, however, only 670,000 websites currently in operation in the country, indicating that China's domain names are 70% dormant. At a cost of 100 yuan (US$12.3) per registration, this works out to a total waste of 135 million yuan (US$16.7 million).