Chinese government should ensure a sound and fast work on the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, said the country's Vice Premier Li Keqiang, on Friday. Li made the remarks at a meeting held by the State Council, saying the government should
Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang urged supporting development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) during his recent inspection of Jiangsu Province. Zhang was in the eastern province from Oct. 28 to Nov. 1 to look into development of small and
Figures released by China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Friday showed that China's consumer confidence index (CCI) shrank slightly in September amid the global slow-down in economic growth. China's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 9.9 percent year on
Each Chinese stock market investor lost more than 1,570 yuan (229.5 U.S. dollars) per day since Nov. 6 to Friday on average because of the one-year-long market slide, according to Saturday's Beijing Youth Daily. Data revealed that 2.2 trillion yuan
In the space of a year, Yang Chanjuan's career plan has changed direction. A soon-to-graduate college student in economics, Yang is feeling her fortunes being buffeted by the financial crisis. Yang was recently told by her schoolmates already working in
Chinese President Hu Jintao has called on Chinese women to make more contributions to the country. Hu, also General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remark on
The Taiwan-based Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) on Saturday released the schedule of the mainland delegation's visit to the island. Chen Yunlin, president of mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), will lead a delegation to Taiwan from Nov.
A senior leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has urged strengthening anti-corruption in the countryside to guarantee smooth rural reform and development. He Guoqiang, Secretary of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, made the remarks during a
The remarkable Chinese geneticist Tan Jiazhen died of illness at 7:18 a.m. on Saturday, at the age of 100, in Shanghai East China Hospital. He had long suffered from multiple organ dysfunction syndrome of heart, lung and kidney, said the
An engineer who is in a UK-China space engineering exchange program said on Saturday that China is expected to open the tendering for the country's first moon rover. Ju Hehua, associate professor at the Beijing University of Technology, said the
China on Saturday voiced strong indignation over an essay written by former Japanese air force chief Gen. Toshio Tamogami which denied the country's World War Two aggression in Asia. "We are shocked by and express our strong indignation over the
A senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Zhou Yongkang, on Friday visited Ho Chi Minh city, the last-leg of his five-day Vietnam trip. "I am glad to come to the city named after Ho Chi Minh, who
The Chinese government's move to make entry to many museums free of charge has led to curators asking for more money to cope with the huge increase in visitor numbers. Curators from more than 20 provincial museums on Friday called
Two people were killed and at least 20 injured in a tunnel blast on an under-construction highway, on Saturday, in southwest China's Chongqing municipality, according to local transport authority. The accident occurred at 12 a.m. when more than 20 workers
Experts have advised that the more expensive option for a new railway should be chosen to minimize the impact on pandas' habitats. The experts said in an environment impact statement on the planned 435-km Chengdu-Lanzhou railway, which will link Chengdu,
Climate change could force pandas to shift their homes, a World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) study revealed - and the results on Sichuan's tourism industry could be far-reaching. In the study reported to an international symposium on climate change
Chinese President Hu Jintao and Tongan King Taufa'ahau Tupou V exchanged congratulatory messages on Sunday to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations. Hu said in the message that the establishment of diplomatic ties between the
Rescuers said the survival chances for 20 trapped miners in central China are slim as it will take at least one week to reach them because of coal debris in the mine tunnel. Qi Baihong, the rescue headquarters chief for
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao exchanged congratulatory messages with Tonga's Prime Minister Feleti Sevele Sunday to mark the 10th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. In his message, Wen said China and Tonga have maintained friendly
