HONG KONG-Having passed a civil service exam, a Zhejiang University graduate was subsequently rejected when he was found to have hepatitis B. In a fury, he killed the recruiting official.It was ...
There were many benevolent mothers in ancient China who paid special attention to their children's education. The following are inspirational stories of two mothers who taught their children to...
Sinopec Group, China's top refiner, denied on Thursday the market talk that the government would stop subsidizing the company or cancel import tax rebates, local media reported Friday. The company had not received any notice from th ...
The Beijing Municipal Trade and Industry Bureau reported that this year, Beijing is taking action to further protect Beijing Olympic intellectual property rights and intensify the crackdown on violations. In the first half of this year, the ...
The death toll from China's major earthquake reached 69,195 as of 12 a.m. on July 3; and the number injured totaled 374,176. People reported missing were at 18,389 after the 8.0-magnitude quake jolted Sichuan Province and neighboring region ...
In preparation for the 2008 Olympic Games, the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau has mobilized nearly 50,000 police officers to participate in Olympic security training that involves foreign languages, basic knowledge of Olympic Game ...
The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the country's largest lender, said on Friday its unaudited first half net profit may jump more than 50 percent from a year earlier. Net profit was likely to be more than 61.26
Chinese shares closed mixed on Friday. Coal shares dived on the market talk that the government will rise tax on coal production. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index was 33.64 points, or 1.24 percent down to close at 2,669.89 poi ...
In the beginning of July, global crude oil prices continued to rise beyond 140 US dollars a barrel. The price of China's gasoline and diesel products had already risen prior to this. Mr. Liqun Jin, Vice President of the Asian
The London Stock Exchange LSE) looks forward to increasing the number of Chinese companies listed from 74 to 100 by 2010; and has seen a strong interest from Chinese companies to list there. David Lewis, the Lord Mayor of London,
Foreign investment from China into the UK grew by 13% during in the last financial year, making China the 9th top investment source globally, said a report released Friday by UK Trade and Investment, the UK Government's international busine ...
A multilingual spectator service call center for the Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games was launched in Beijing on July 2. From July 2 to September 25, spectators from at home and abroad can call the 12308- hotline to obtain relevant
Vast grasslands provide a promising future for clean energy in China, with rich reserves of solar and wind power and great biofuels potential, experts at an international conference said. Zhang Yingjun, a professor who specializes i ...
More rain is forecast for about half of the country in the next 10 days, the National Meteorological Center (NMC) said on Friday. The rain will cover northern China, the eastern part of the southwest, and the western part of
The result confirmed initial police findings on high school student Li Shufen that had angered locals who believe she was raped and murdered, perhaps by children of local officials. In response, 30,000 people rampaged through Weng'an on Saturday, torching cars
Approximately 47,000 people participated in a march on July 1 in Hong Kong - the only Chinese territory where a public demonstration is allowed. Local residents, as well as mainland Chinese from Sh...
From Wall Street Journal:As young designers, Karl Lagerfeld and Yves Saint Laurent dueled in a 1954 contest that helped put both on the fashion map. This year, the competition has been resurrected, and the finalists reflect the emergence of a
Thirteen Chinese government officials were sacked earlier this week in connection with a set of fabricated photos, which they had claimed to be proof of a highly endangered tiger. The punishment came nine months after members of the Chinese public,
From Washington Post:Envoys for the Dalai Lama ended more than two days of talks with Chinese government officials Thursday with no immediate reports of substantive progress on easing tensions in Tibet, something the United States and other foreign governments had
From AFP:The inaugural flight of the first regular direct service between mainland China and Taiwan in almost six decades has landed at Taoyuan international airport, outside Taipei.The China Southern Airlines Airbus A330, piloted by airline president Liu Shao-yong, touched down
