According to China's National Bureau of Statistics, the entrepreneur confidence index in China increased to 120.1 in the third quarter of 2009: an increase of 9.9 points compared with that of previous quarter.

The Urumqi Municipal Construction Commission has exposed 17 construction companies for being in arrears with salaries payments to migrant workers' salaries and required these companies to pay the arrears within a given deadline or to stop the construction of the projects concerned.

Lvjing Group has set up a charity foundation which is also the first one by a private real estate enterprise in Shenzhen, and plans to donate CNY15 million for public welfare undertakings in the quake and poverty-stricken areas.

China's Ministry of Environmental Protection and the China Real Estate and Housing Research Association held a press conference in Beijing to cover the "Technical Requirement for Environmental Labelling Products — Building Decoration Engineering" which will be brought into effect on September 1, 2008.

Greenland Group has issued its first corporate social responsibility report at a press conference.

Shui On Land's interior decoration of 26th floor of its headquarters Shui On Plaza has achieved LEED Silver certification by U.S. Green Building Council, being one of the few projects that has achieved the LEED-CI certification in mainland China.

The Beijing Urban Construction Group has announced plans to set up an environmental investment company with Beijing Urban Construction Group Road & Bridge Engineering Co., Ltd.