Chinese trade delegations, visiting or set to visit the United States to purchase goods and services, will help strengthen economic ties between the two countries, the Ministry of Commerce said on Wednesday on the eve of a US congressional hearing about trade relations with China. 

More than 6 million college students entered the job market this year, joining the 800,000 still unemployed from the class of 2009, according to the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security.

Getting married is big business in China. Young couples are splashing out on their big day as never before. Expenditure on weddings growing at a rate of 20% a year.

Earlier this year, Lenovo launched an Android-based smartphone and revealed a new tablet computer with a detachable screen. Last month, the Chinese computer vendor also set up a new firm to develop a controller-free game console called eBox.

China's automobile market rebounded in August with "unexpected" sales numbers, ending the continuous decline of the past four months, thanks to manufacturers' promotions and green subsidies spurring the sales of fuel-efficient vehicles.