The private sector in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces is taking on the big state-owned shipbuilding giants in Shanghai. The China Securities Journal takes a look at the main players

Increased sales taxes on large cars from September 1 have caused a short-term spike in sales. But as the Securities Times reports, carmakers and industry experts don’t expect the move to dampen sales in the long-term either.

SMEs have had a rough year so far with growth 15 percentage points down on a year earlier. But the government is planning a series of reforms that should give the sector a boost, writes China Business News

Domestic textile production has led to a tailing off of orders for new textile machines. Exports are also feeling the pinch of the global economic downturn, writes China Business News

Controls on foreign investment in China’s real estate market have clamped down on new sales to offshore investors. But properties already under foreign control are doing a roaring trade, writes Shanghai Securities News

NASDAQ-listed Chinese meat processor Zhongpin is among those that will benefit from new pork slaughtering rules that take effect on August 1. The China Perspective talks to executive vice president Ben Baoke about the company’s position in the market and its plans for the future

ShengdaTech Inc CEO Chen Xiangzhi talks to the The China Perspective about the company’s prospects in the domestic and international chemicals market