
BEIJING, Feb. 9 -- China's state-owned enterprises (SOEs) have been told to seek profitability by limiting salary raises for underperformers, the state-assets authority said Monday.
SOEs under the supervision of China's State-owned Asset Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) will set basic gross profit and value added targets this year. Another target, 15 percent higher, will be used to judge their performance, according to an announcement by SACAC.
Enterprises which set much lower targets than in previous years will be automatically rated "mediocre" and no increase in total salary bill will be allowed.
China is transforming the state sector to make it more competitive through mixed ownership and better management.
PLA soldiers operating vehicle-mounted guns in drill
Beauties dancing on the rings
Blind carpenter in E China's Jiangxi
Top 10 highest-paid sports teams in the world
In photos: China's WZ-10 armed helicopters
UFO spotted in several places in China
Certificates of land title of Qing Dynasty and Republic of China
Cute young Taoist priest in Beijing
New film brings Doraemon's life story to China in 3D
China-S.Korea FTA sets positive precedent
Ferry carrying 458 people sinks in Yangtze River
Mecca of Marxism
Bring them homeDay|Week