Mainland enterprises encouraged to purchase Taiwanese agricultural produce: spokeswoman

BEIJING -- The Chinese mainland encourages its agricultural businesses to establish "direct, regular and stable" ties with their Taiwanese counterparts in order to expand procurement of Taiwanese farm produce, a spokeswoman for the State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office (SCTAO) said at a regular press briefing Wednesday. Full Story

189 Taiwan residents take mainland patent agent qualification exam this year: spokeswoman

BEIJING -- A total of 189 Taiwan residents took this year's patent agent qualification exam on the mainland, a government spokeswoman said Wednesday.Full Story

Mainland to create more favorable environment for cross-Strait financial cooperation: spokeswoman

BEIJING -- The Chinese mainland will create more favorable conditions for cross-Strait cooperation in the financial sector, a spokeswoman for the State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office (SCTAO) said at a regular press briefing Wednesday.Full Story

Cross-Strait peace pact will benefit both sides but more efforts are needed: mainland

BEIJING -- A peace pact across the Taiwan Strait will benefit both sides, but more efforts should be made to create a proper environment for reaching it, a mainland spokeswoman said on Wednesday.Full Story