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China – People's Daily Online » Shanghai launches China's first Internet of Things center
China's first "Internet of Things" center opened in Shanghai Tuesday, as part of the country's effort to enhance competitiveness in what is regarded as a promising industry. With a total investment of 800 million yuan (117.2 million U.S.dollars), the 170,000-square-meter center in the suburban Jiading District was designed to study technologies and industrial standards, said Liu Haitao, a leading information … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China to put Tiangong-1 into space next year
China is to put an unmanned space module into space in 2010, a space expert said in Beijing Wednesday. Weighing about 8.5 tonnes, Tiangong-1 is able to perform long-term unattended operation, which will be an essential step toward building a space station. &$&$Source:Xinhua&$&~ … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Luxury liners being built for Three Gorges cruise
Ten luxury cruise ships are being built to cater to Chinese tourists' growing taste for pleasure voyages along the picturesque Three Gorges on the Yangtze River. The Three Gorges Company, an affiliate of the Chongqing Traffic and Tourist Investment Group, was quoted by Wednesday's China Daily as saying that it is investing 2 billion yuan (290 million U.S. dollars) over … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Fiji benefits from China's fertilizer assistance
Fiji's Ministry of Primary Industries received on behalf of the Fiji government 600 tons of NPK fertilizer from the Chinese government at the South Pacific Fertilizers Limited headquarters in Lautoka on Wednesday. Fiji Minister for Primary Industries Joketani Cokanasiga expressed thanks to the Chinese government, saying "this valuable assistance is testimony of the continuing commitment by the Government of China … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China's Household Registration System Criticized
Thirteen newspapers in China's 11 provinces published a joint editorial on March 1 urging the speeding up of the household registration reform. (Internet screenshot) [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese Communist Party Raises Profile of its ‘Panchen Lama’
The second most important figure in Tibetan Buddhism is the Panchen Lama and he’s traditionally chosen by the Dalai Lama. But Chinese Communist Party leaders have endorsed their own ‘Panch… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Beijing on alert as annual political session opens
BEIJING — Black-clad SWAT teams patrolled downtown Beijing on Tuesday and an AIDS group was ordered to cancel a seminar as part of China's security clampdown ahead of this week's opening of the nati… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » CMMB mobile TV application takes off
The state-run China Satellite Mobile Broadcasting has completed the deployment of CMMB networks in 282 cities around China and launched conditional-access CMMB services, aiming to reach 10 million sub… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » 25-26 million LCD TVs sold in 2009
In the China market, 25-26 million LCD TVs were sold in 2009, with local vendors having a combined market share of 70-80%, according to market sources in Taiwan. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Billion-dollar Chinese hydropower projects get go-ahead in Cambodia
Phnom Penh – Construction of two Chinese-funded hydropower dams costing more than 1 billion dollars is to begin in south-western Cambodia in the coming weeks, local media reported Wednesday. A report … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Macau casinos see near-record takings in February
Hong Kong – Macau's casinos saw near-record takings in February, according to figures published Wednesday. The southern Chinese gambling resort took 1.68 billion US dollars in casino revenue last mont… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Taiwan OTC stock market to cooperate with Bursa Malaysia
GTSM, a non-profit organization operating Taiwan's over-the-counter (OTC) stock market, on March 2 signed an MOU (memorandum of understanding) with Bursa Malaysia (Malaysia Exchange) to establish a co… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Hong Kong endures most humid, gloomiest February for decades
Hong Kong – Hong Kong had its most humid February for half a century and its gloomiest for 25 years, meteorologists said Wednesday. The high-rise city of 7 million recorded an average humidity of 88 p… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Taiwan economics minister to meet DRAM makers
Taiwan's economics minister Shih Yen-shiang will meet officers of 10 DRAM memory-related companies including Nanya Technology, Inotera Memories, Rexchip Electronics and ProMOS Technologies later today… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Beijing on alert as annual political session opens
Black-clad SWAT teams patrolled downtown Beijing on Tuesday and an AIDS group was ordered to cancel a seminar as part of China's security clampdown ahead of this week's opening of the national legisla… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » UBS Cuts Taiwan Stocks Forecast on Economic Outlook
March 3 (Bloomberg) — UBS AG cut its forecast for Taiwan stocks by 9 percent to 8,000, saying the economy may have peaked and technology shipments will return to “normalized” levels. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Google Wants U.S. to Weigh Challenging China in WTO
March 3 (Bloomberg) — The Obama administration is weighing the merits of taking China’s censorship of Google Inc. to the World Trade Organization as an unfair barrier to trade, a move that coul… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Google Wants U.S. to Weigh Challenging China in WTO
March 3 (Bloomberg) — The Obama administration is weighing the merits of taking China’s censorship of Google Inc. to the World Trade Organization as an unfair barrier to trade, a move that coul… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Mexico accuses 10 immigration agents, 3 airline workers of Chinese migrant trafficking
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's interior department says prosecutors have detained 10 Mexican immigration agents and three airline workers at Cancun's international airport on suspicion of trafficki… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » LyondellBasell rejects Reliance bid
The board of bankrupt LyondellBasell Industries AF rejected a $14.5 billion bid from Reliance Industries Ltd, an oil refiner and explorer controlled by India's richest man, according to two people bri… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » U.S. to impose preliminary duties on imports of two Chinese goods
The U.S. Commerce Department said Tuesday that it would impose preliminary duties on imported Chinese potassium phosphate salts and coated paper, a move that may escalate trade disputes between the two countries. In these countervailing duty (CVD) cases, the two products will face 109 percent and up to 13 percent duties, respectively. Potassium salts are used in industrial cleaning products, … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Int'l readers concerned about Premier Wen's government work report, survey shows
Prior to the annual NPC & CPPCC sessions this year, English, French, Russia, Spanish and Arabic services of People's Daily Online launched an online survey, soliciting opinions on the hot social and economic issues readers care about. The 20-question survey has aroused the attention of many international readers during the past weeks. The results revealed that Premier Wen's government work … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Beijing on alert as annual political session opens
BEIJING—Black-clad SWAT teams patrolled downtown Beijing on Tuesday and an AIDS group was ordered to cancel a seminar as part of China's security clampdown ahead of this week's opening of the na… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Firework blast death toll rises to 22
The death toll from a firework explosion in south China's Guangdong Province has risen to 22, including five children, according to a latest online statement from the State Administration of Work Safe… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » PE sells 10m shares of Guotai Junan Securities
/enpproperty–> Shanghai Chongyang Asset Management Ltd, a well-known private equity (PE) in China, has recently put 10 million shares, or a 0.2128 percent stake, in Guotai Junan Securities Co Ltd fo… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Henan begins coal industry restructuring
/enpproperty–> Central China's Henan province began restructuring its coal industry, aimed at building three giant coal enterprises with an annual production capacity of 50 million tons by the end of… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Beijing on alert as annual political session opens
BEIJING (AP) – Black-clad SWAT teams patrolled downtown Beijing on Tuesday and an AIDS group was ordered to cancel a seminar as part of China's security clampdown ahead of this week's opening of the n… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Beijing on alert as annual political session opens
BEIJING (AP) – Black-clad SWAT teams patrolled downtown Beijing on Tuesday and an AIDS group was ordered to cancel a seminar as part of China's security clampdown ahead of this week's opening of the n… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China Services Activity Records Solid Growth In February
(RTTNews) – Markit Economics reported on Wednesday that the China HSBC services purchasing managers' index stood at a seasonally adjusted 56.7 in February, down slightly from 56.8 in the previous mon… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » EU unveils pavilion at Shanghai Expo
The European Commission unveiled its pavilion at Shanghai Expo while a photo exhibition being held at its Brussels-based headquarters on Tuesday, mainly for the officials from the commission and Europ… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Celebrities shine at sessions
&$ &$Liu Xiang chats with CPPCC participants in Beijing Tuesday before the annual meeting. The conference for national advisors will open Wednesday. Photo: CFP&$&$ &$&$By Deng Jingyin &$&$ China's legendary hurdler Liu Xiang is back in the spotlight again, this time for his bold plan to jump over some political hurdles. Liu told reporters this week, after he arrived in … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Domestic and foreign journalists impressed by Tibet's changes
Recently, 15 journalists from 10 domestic and foreign Medias arrived at Lhasa and witnessed the great changes in Tibet. A journalist from Pakistan News Agency said:" It's meaningful to carry on the report in Lhasa. I experienced the great efforts made by Chinese government to improve Tibetans' living standard. Especially, the talk with monks in monastery impressed me a lot." … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China sticks to diplomatic approach on Iran
BEIJING: China stood its ground that diplomacy was the best way to resolve the standoff over Iran's nuclear program, as U.S. diplomats arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for talks on Tehran and North Korea… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese Regime Passes New Military Mobilization Law
Last Friday, the Chinese regime’s top legislature, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress—or NPC—passed the National Defense Mobilization Law. The new law wil… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Daimler, BYD to build electric car for Chinese market
FRANKFURT — The German automaker Daimler said late Monday it had agreed to develop an electric car for the Chinese market with the Chinese group Build Your Dreams (BYD). [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Europe has 'solid case' on China shoe dumping taxes
HANOI — The European Commission has a “very solid case” in its imposition of antidumping measures against shoes from China and Vietnam, European Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht said Tuesday. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China approves nation's first foreign invested partnership
BEIJING — The Chinese government approved the nation's first business partnership with a foreign investor under a new law. The State Administration for Industry & Commerce approved an investment of 3… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Taiwan dollar trades near 3-week high
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan's dollar traded near its strongest level in almost three weeks on optimism improving ties with China will draw investors. Bonds were little changed. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China's yuan slips as central bank sets weaker reference rate
BEIJING — China's yuan forwards fell, retreating from a four-week high, after the central bank set the currency's reference rate at a weaker level; bonds advanced. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China rate rise in focus as Asian markets higher
HONG KONG — A strong showing on Wall Street helped Asian shares move broadly higher Tuesday as technology stocks gained across the region and Australian investors reacted to a rate rise by the centra… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese citizens with Schengen visas allowed to travel to Croatia in groups
Chinese citizens with valid Schengen visas can travel to Croatia without any more visas from April 1 to Oct. 31 provided that their visits are organized in groups, Croatian Tourism Minister Damir Bajs said at a news conference in Zagreb on Tuesday, after his meeting with the Chinese ambassador to Croatia. The Croatian minister and the Chinese ambassador, Wu Lianqi, … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China Opens Most Stock Trading Accounts in Two Months
March 3 (Bloomberg) — Investors opened the most accounts to trade Chinese stocks last week in more than two months as the country’s markets reopened following a weeklong holiday and the governm… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Hoang Anh Gia Lai to Sell 1 Million Tons of Iron Ore to China
March 3 (Bloomberg) — Hoang Anh Gia Lai Joint-Stock Co., Vietnam’s biggest listed property company, will sell 1 million metric tons of iron ore to China next year, boosting earnings, chairman D… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Google sets no timetable for China operations
A top Google executive said on Tuesday in Washington that the Internet giant has set no timetable for calling an end to its operations in China, as the company shows no intention to back off from position in opposing China’s web regulation. "We are reviewing our business operations (in China) now," Google vice president and deputy general counsel Nicole Wong … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Zhongsheng to postpone offering
Chinese automobile franchiser Zhongsheng Group has decided to postpone its $800 million to $1 billion Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) due to market conditions, Reuters reported on Tuesday. The… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Swellfun shares swell on Diageo offer
Shares of premium liquor maker Sichuan Swellfun Co surged by the daily limit in Shanghai trading after Diageo Plc said it plans to buy out the Chinese company for 610 million pounds ($907 million).Swe… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Minmetals tightens up non-ferrous operations
The nation's largest metals trader, China Minmetals Corp, will set up a joint venture with its controlled company Hunan Nonferrous Metals Holding Group (HNG) to further consolidate its domestic nonfer… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Oil nears 80 dollars as U.S. currency falls, stocks advance
Oil prices settled near 80 U.S. dollars on Tuesday as the greenback weakened against the euro and stocks gained on recovery optimism.The euro, which had fallen to the lowest level in more than nine mo… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Gold surges to 6-week high on strong oil, weak dollar
Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange rallied to its strongest level in one and half months on Tuesday, pushed by rising crude oil and a falling dollar. Silver and pla… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Toyota February sales down 8.7 percent in U.S.
Toyota, which is being troubled by a series of mass recalls worldwide, reported on Tuesday an 8.7-percent drop in its February sales on the U.S. market.Toyota's total auto sales last month in the U.S…. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Ford February sales jump 43 percent to lead Big three gains in U.S. market
Detroit's automakers all showed improvement in February sales in U.S. market, while Toyota Motor Corp. saw its sales slide 8.7 percent from a year ago, Detroit News reported Tuesday.Chrysler Group LLC… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » US envoy visits China on fence-mending mission
Published Date: March 03, 2010 BEIJING: A senior US diplomat arrived in China yesterday for talks aimed at putting Sino-US relations back on track, with tensions high over US arms sales to Taiwan and… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Gorgeous luxury liners being built
/enpproperty–> BEIJING: Ten luxury cruise ships are being built to cater to Chinese tourists' growing taste for pleasure voyages along the picturesque Three Gorges on the Yangtze River. The Three G… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Real estate bubble undisputable
China's real estate industry is in an "undisputable" bubble with its skyrocketing property price fermenting an imminent structural inflation that might hijack the country's booming economy into violen… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Use Maoism in information war
Mao Xinyu, grandson of former Chinese Chairman Mao Zedong and member of the 3rd session of the 11th National Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), says that Maoism is not outdate… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Let couples have two children
/enpproperty–> “I want to present some proposals about the current one-child policy, that couples be allowed to have two children within 3 to 5 years.” – Zhang Yin, China’s richest woman, head… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » US to impose anti-dumping duties on Chinese salts, coated paper
/enpproperty–> WASHINGTON: The US Commerce Department said Tuesday that it would impose preliminary duties on imported Chinese potassium phosphate salts and coated paper, a move that may escalate tra… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China UnionPay opens card payments business in Brunei
/enpproperty–> China UnionPay (CUP), the largest bank card organization in China, Tuesday launched a card payments business in Brunei in an alliance with local bankcard network Baiduri Bank Co. CUP … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » NPC & CPPCC Annual Sessions
Copyright 1995 – 2010 . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Wi… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » U.S. to impose preliminary duties on imports of two Chinese goods
WASHINGTON, March 2 (Xinhua) — The U.S. Commerce Department said Tuesday that it would impose preliminary duties on imported Chinese potassium phosphate salts and coated paper, a move that may escala… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Police name former convict as bomb suspect in SW China bus blast
A bus explosion that left one dead and 11 injured in Yunnan Province Saturday was caused by a bomb, police said Tuesday. It is believed that passenger Yang Yongshou, 42, triggered a detonator under his seat on a mini-bus carrying 18 people in Luxi County in Honghe Autonomous Prefecture of Hani and Yi nationalities Saturday afternoon, according to a press … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Senior U.S. diplomats visit China to patch up ties
China on Tuesday urged the United States to work to push bilateral ties back to normal track as two senior U.S. diplomats came to Beijing with hope to ease tensions between the two countries. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg and National Security Council Senior Director for Asian Affairs Jeffrey Bader began their visit in Beijing from Tuesday to … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China stresses security, stability as parliamentary, advisory sessions near
A senior public security official of China on Tuesday urged relevant departments and local authorities to do a good job in ensuring security and maintaining stability as the annual national parliamentary and advisory sessions approach. All local authorities and relevant departments should make further efforts to ensure the meetings of the National People's Congress (NPC) and the National Committee of … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Lawmakers gather in Beijing for China's annual parliament session
Chinese lawmakers from across the country have gathered in Beijing for the upcoming Third Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC). NPC deputies from central China's Henan Province arrived in Beijing by train at about 6 p.m. Tuesday, becoming the last group to reach the country's capital city for the annual parliament session, which is scheduled to begin Friday. … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » How and what will China do? — focus of world's media
&$&$by Xinhua writers Dai A''di, Ma Mengli&$&$ "How and what will China do?" at its upcoming parliamentary plenary sessions has recently become a focus of world media. As the annual plenary sessions of China''s National People''s Congress (NPC) and the National Committee of the Chinese People''s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) are set to start on March 5 and March 3 … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China to "do its own work well" to take up more int'l responsibilities: CPPCC spokesman
China will do its own work well to take up more international responsibilities, a spokesman of the country's top political advisory body said Tuesday. Zhao Qizheng, spokesman of the annual session of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), said at a press conference that what happens in China often affects the world, and the outside … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China to focus on adjustments in energy structure in 2010: energy official
China would put more emphasis on adjusting its energy structure this year with focus on renewable energy and nuclear power, director of China's National Energy Administration (NEA) said in Beijing Tuesday. Zhang Guobao, also vice-minister of the National Development and Reform Commission and member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), made the remarks in … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Steinberg expected to get China-U.S. relations on track
Beside talks over the resumption of Six-Party talks and Iran nuclear issues, fixing the worrisome U.S.-China relations will be the main task for the visiting U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Jim Steinbe… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China says has not allowed imported GMO grain seeds for planting
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will accelerate development of its own genetically modified (GMO) crops, seeking to secure food security and international competitiveness, an official from the country's Min… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » IOM chief praises China's efforts to fight people trafficking
The director general of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Tuesday praised China's efforts in combating human trafficking. &$ &$William Swing, director general of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), speaks at the opening ceremony of the seminar on Risk Profiling and Identification of Potential Victims Trafficking Workshop, in Beijing, March 2, 2010. The seminar was joint organized by Chinese … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Google Wants U.S. to Weigh WTO Challenge to China Censorship
March 3 (Bloomberg) — The Obama administration is weighing the merits of taking China’s censorship of Google Inc. to the World Trade Organization as an unfair barrier to trade. [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Hu watches play honoring military archivist
&$ &$Hu Jintao (C), general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, meets with performers after watching a drama honoring Liu Yiquan, late file clerk at the archives of the People's Liberation Army, in Beijing, capital of China, March 2, 2010. (Xinhua/Wang Jianmin)&$&$ Chinese President Hu Jintao … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Tibetan NPC members arrive in Beijing for session
Members of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) from southwestern China's Tibet Autonomous Region arrive in Beijing, capital of China, March 2, 2010. The Third Session of the 11th NPC will open on March 5 this year. &$ &$ShinzaTenzin Choeta, delegate of the Third Session of the National People's Congress (NPC) walks into the hotel with a bunch of flowers … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Apple accuses Taiwan smart-phone maker of patent infringement
HTC Corp., which produces the Nexus One phone, stole the iPhone's user interface, underlying architecture and hardware, Apple says in a pair of lawsuits. [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China Automotive Market – Future Forecasts Through to 2016 – China Has Certainly Not Been Immune from the Global Crisis
China Automotive Market Forecasts to 2016 " report to their offering. With the world's economies in turmoil, China's star continues to rise, but it has certainly not been immune from the global crisis… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Tobacco chief in trouble over his 'wild' sex diary
An official in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region was suspended after his sexual diary was posted on the Internet, which revealed his steamy erotic relationships with at least six women, use of public money for banquets and taking bribes. Han Feng, head of the Laibin Tobacco Monopoly Administration, has been suspended from his post on suspicion of infringement of laws … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Male grads given edge in job recruitment
Male graduates get preferential treatment in their hunt for jobs, with a full 9 percentage points more male university seniors having landed positions than their female counterparts as of the end of F… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Loopholes in pesticide regulation
A highly toxic pesticide that had been banned but was found in tons of cowpeas from South China's Hainan province is still on sale on the island, exposing loopholes in pesticide management regulations… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Less containment in Sino-US ties
There should be more cooperation, and less "containment" in Sino-U.S. relations, said Zhao Qizheng, spokesman of the third session of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Poli… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Urban-rural income gap widest since opening-up
China recorded its widest rural-urban income gap last year since the country launched its reform and opening-up policy in 1978. Think tank researchers warned the gap will continue to widen in the comi… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Output, orders slow down in Feb
China's manufacturing expanded by the least in a year in February as output and orders grew at a slower pace. The Purchasing Managers' Index fell to a seasonally adjusted 52, according to Li & Fun… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Margin trading licenses on cards
China will grant licenses for margin trading and short selling to five to seven brokerages later this month, in a sign that the pilot program is moving forward smoothly, media reported on Monday. Abou… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese advisory body's power goes far beyond free speech: spokesman
The power of China's top political advisory body goes far beyond freedom of speech, as its members also enjoy the rights of inspection and inquiry in participation of state affairs, a spokesman of the body said Tuesday. Zhao Qizheng, spokesman of the annual session of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), made the remarks at … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » A/H1N1 passes peak in flu season: Health Ministry
The A/H1N1 influenza outbreak, which has killed nearly 800 people on the Chinese mainland, has passed its peak in the autumn-winter flu season, the Ministry of Health said Tuesday. The mainland saw a sharp drop in the proportion of A/H1N1 in all flu cases, down from 36.6 percent in January to 11.1 percent last month, the ministry said in a … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Tibet official hails Panchen Lama's new position in top advisory body
A high-ranking official of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region on Tuesday applauded the new position of the 11th Panchen Lama in the top advisory body, saying people of all ethnic groups in Tibet feel happy for that. "His participation in social activities and holding of social positions are of great significance for demonstrating the role of the living Buddha in … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Deadly coal mine flooding sounds alarm for work safety
Monday's deadly flooding at the Luotuoshan Coal Mine in north China has sounded the alarm for work safety in the country, said legislator Wang Rungang, who is also spokesman of Wuhai Energy Co. Ltd. that runs the mine, on Tuesday. "Work safety requires constant and unremitting efforts," said Wang, who is in Beijing to attend the annual session of the … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » People's Daily hails CPPCC for contributions to tackling economic downturn
The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), China's advisory body, has made significant contributions to the fight against the global economic downturn, the People's Daily says in an editorial to be published Wednesday. The editorial marks the opening of the third Session of the 11th CPPCC National Committee in Beijing Wednesday. The paper considered the session an important one for … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Mutual respect is the key in Sino-US ties
BEIJING: There were broad signals Tuesday that China and the United States would like to get their relationship back on an even keel even as Beijing made it clear that its interests cannot be compromi… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Super-rich have craze for luxuries
Beijing: A private jet will set you back $20 million, not including the nearly $2 million a year needed to maintain it, but the expense is not enough to stop China's super-rich from acquiring such a "… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » US-China bridge repairs begin
&$ &$US Deputy Secretary of State James B. Steinberg,senior director for Asian affairs at the US National Security Council, will be in Beijing from Tuesday to Thursday to exchange opinions with the Chinese side. (Xinhua Photo)&$&$ High-level US diplomats arrived in Beijing Tuesday in a bid to defuse bilateral tensions stoked by US arms sales to Taiwan and a White … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Corruption, livelihoods top concerns
BEIJING: The fight against corruption and the improvement of people's livelihoods are the most pressing issues for the upcoming annual sessions of the top legislature and political advisory body, acco… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Smoke ban 'mission impossible'
BEIJING: Vice-health minister Huang Jiefu slammed local health authorities on Tuesday for inadequate moves to stub out smoking in healthcare facilities, amid renewed efforts by the country to meet a f… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Groundwater problems at mine
A rescue worker instals water pumps at the entrance to the Luotuoshan Coal Mine in Wuhai, the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, after water flooded the pit and trapped 31 miners on Monday. [Ren Junchu... [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Coastal development threatens ecosystem
/enpproperty–> BEIJING: Soaring investment in coastal construction projects may endanger the biological diversity of the ecosystem and increase the risk of flooding, authorities said on Tuesday. The… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China to focus on energy restructure in 2010
/enpproperty–> China would put more emphasis on adjusting its energy structure this year with focus on renewable energy and nuclear power, director of China's National Energy Administration (NEA) sai… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Official exposed by sex diaries scandal
BEIJING: Disciplinary officials launched an investigation on Monday into Han Feng, an official from the Guangxi tobacco monopoly bureau, after sex diaries allegedly written by him were posted online. … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » UBS, JPMorgan turn positive on China realty
SHANGHAI: UBS AG and JPMorgan Chase & Co turned positive on Chinese property stocks, saying the plunge in share prices this year has made them cheap and concern over tighter credit has been overst… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Bankers brace for bonus cuts
BEIJING – The banking regulator will soon come out with rules governing the payment system for commercial lenders and may join the global efforts to curb excessive risk-taking by clamping down on bank… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Huang Hongguang used to be famous in his village for being timid.
XI'AN: Huang Hongguang used to be famous in his village for being timid. Huang was so uncomfortable in the company of other people that he bought two sows to raise at home after finishing high school… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Senior leader calls for prevention of corruption at source
Senior Chinese leader He Guoqiang Tuesday called for stepping up the building of anti-corruption system in a bid to prevent and punish corruption at its source. He said building of an effective anti-corruption system is currently an urgent task in the country's anti-corruption drive. He, a member of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » AIG Says Committed To Sale Of Taiwan Unit To Primus Consortium
"I can affirm AIG's total and complete commitment to the Nan Shan (Life Insurance Co.) sale," Day told Dow Jones Newswires. AIG continues to work actively with Taiwan's regulatory authorities, and r… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » AIG Says Committed To Sale Of Taiwan Unit To Primus Consortium
"I can affirm AIG's total and complete commitment to the Nan Shan (Life Insurance Co.) sale," Day told Dow Jones Newswires. AIG continues to work actively with Taiwan's regulatory authorities, and r… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » To Attach More Importance To Imports Than Exports – Xinhua
will attach more importance to imports than exports and the quality of exports rather than their size, Vice Commerce Minister Zhong Shan said Tuesday in [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » US hopes top-tier talks will improve China ties
The United States said Tuesday it expected more top-level dialogue with China in the coming months and voiced hope for cooperation in pressing Iran on its nascent nuclear program. U.S. State Department spokesman Philip Crowley said that China has proposed to the United States a date for the next round of "Strategic and Economic Dialogue," which last year involved Secretary … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Police name former convict as bomb suspect in SW China bus blast
KUNMING, March 2 (Xinhua) — A bus explosion that left one dead and 11 injured in Yunnan Province Saturday was caused by a bomb, police said Tuesday. It is believed that passenger Yang Yongshou, 42, … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese citizens with Schengen visas allowed to travel to Croatia in groups
BELGRADE, March 2 (Xinhua) — Chinese citizens with valid Schengen visas can travel to Croatia without any more visas from April 1 to Oct. 31 provided that their visits are organized in groups, Croati… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Can Chinese auto-makers learn from Toyota's crisis
BEIJING, March 2 (Xinhua) — Just a few months after Toyota surrendered its status as the world's biggest vehicle maker, the Japanese auto giant suffered a credibility crisis that its rivals in China … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese govt to reign in provincial debts
By Guo QiangThe central government is expected to overhaul nearly 4,000 local government fund-raising firms and authorize provinces to issue bonds in an attempt to reign in localized debt amid growing… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Can Chinese auto-makers learn from Toyota's crisis
Just a few months after Toyota surrendered its status as the world's biggest vehicle maker, the Japanese auto giant suffered a credibility crisis that its rivals in China could well repeat if they fai… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » UBS, JPMorgan turn positive on China realty
UBS AG and JPMorgan Chase & Co turned positive on Chinese property stocks, saying the plunge in share prices this year has made them cheap and concern over tighter credit has been overstated."… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese govt to reign in provincial debts
Citing a report by the Research Institute for Fiscal Science under the Ministry of Finance (MOF), Xinhua said provincial governments take the remaining 25 percent, leaving governments at county and ci… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Industrial association calls for stable yuan exchange rate
Renminbi exchange rate should remain stable for a relatively long period, said China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products March 1. "Export oriented enter… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China stresses security, stability as parliamentary, advisory sessions near
A senior public security official of China on Tuesday urged relevant departments and local authorities to do a good job in ensuring security and maintaining stability as the annual national parliament… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Hitachi to double excavator sales in China
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co, Asia's second-largest excavator maker, may double sales in China this quarter, beating its forecast as the nation's spending on railroads and mining fuels demand. Th… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Embattled Guangzhou get boost
The atmosphere around Guangzhou's soccer team has been changing rapidly. Within a week of the side being demoted to the second division due to match fixing, the club has received handsome support from… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Lawmakers gather in Beijing for China's annual parliament session
Chinese lawmakers from across the country have gathered in Beijing for the upcoming Third Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC).NPC deputies from central China's Henan Province arrived … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Police name former convict as bomb suspect in SW China bus blast
A bus explosion that left one dead and 11 injured in Yunnan Province Saturday was caused by a bomb, police said Tuesday.It is believed that passenger Yang Yongshou, 42, triggered a detonator under his… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China to "do its own work well" to take up more int'l responsibilities
China will do its own work well to take up more international responsibilities, a spokesman of the country's top political advisory body said Tuesday.Zhao Qizheng, spokesman of the annual session of t… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » China stresses security, stability as parliamentary, advisory sessions near
A senior public security official of China on Tuesday urged relevant departments and local authorities to do a good job in ensuring security and maintaining stability as the annual national parliament… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Sands China net income jumps as Macao gambling peaks
Sands China Ltd, Asia's biggest listed casino operator, said 2009 profit rose 22 percent on higher spending in the world's biggest gambling hub.Net income increased to $213.8 million from $175.7 milli… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Google sets no timetable for China operations
A top Google executive said on Tuesday in Washington that the Internet giant has set no timetable for calling an end to its operations in China, as the company shows no intention to back off from posi… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » How and what will China do — focus of world's media
by Xinhua writers Dai A''di, Ma Mengli "How and what will China do?" at its upcoming parliamentary plenary sessions has recently become a focus of world media.As the annual plenary sessions … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » major targets of computer attacks
The United States and China are two major countries with malicious computer activity, Vincent Weafer, Vice President of Symantec Security Response, the largest maker of personal computer security soft… [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Viva Macau Airlines waives bag-check fee for all flights
Viva Macau Airlines, Macau’s international award-winning airline, has announced that it will waive bag-check fees for all flights across its entire network effective 1st March. Passengers travel… [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Suspect detained over killing six relatives in N China
Police have detained a man who allegedly killed six relatives, including two girls, in north China's Hebei Province, Monday. Chen Guangjun, 43, called police at about 1:30 a.m. Monday, saying he had just killed six people in a rented house in Gaoyang County, Baoding City, said Wang Tianyu, a political officer with the public security bureau of Gaoyang, Tuesday. Chen, … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China-U.S. relations need more cooperation, less containment after "spring chill": Chinese advisory body
There should be more cooperation and less containment in Sino-U.S. relations, which suffered a "spring chill" at the beginning of 2010, said a spokesman for China's top political advisory body here Tuesday. Zhao Qizheng, spokesman for the third session of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), made the remarks at a press conference at … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » CPPCC: Less containment in Sino-US ties
There should be more cooperation, and less "containment" in Sino-U.S. relations, said Zhao Qizheng, spokesman of the third session of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), here Tuesday. "The Americans need to understand that the China-U.S. relation is like a car that have two drivers instead of one. The Chinese and Americans both have … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China advisory body calls for more cooperation, less "containment" in Sino-U.S. relations
There should be more cooperation, and less "containment" in Sino-U.S. relations, said Zhao Qizheng, spokesman of the third session of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), here Tuesday. "The Americans need to understand that the China-U.S. relation is like a car that have two drivers instead of one. The Chinese and Americans both have … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese student confesses to killing snoring roommate
Beijing, March 2 (DPA) A Chinese student has appeared in court for allegedly knifing to death another student over his snoring, news reports said Tuesday. [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China calls for more diplomacy on Iran nuclear issue
China on Tuesday called on all involved parties to intensify diplomatic efforts to properly address the Iran nuclear issue. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang told a regular press briefing that China believed there was still room for diplomatic efforts and the parties should work to maintain and promote the process of dialogue and negotiation for a proper resolution of … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China wishes progress in DPRK-ROK talks, says FM spokesman
China on Tuesday expressed hope that progress will be achieved in talks between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the Republic of Korea (ROK). Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang made the remarks at a regular press conference when questioned about the talks between the DPRK and ROK that started Tuesday to resolve problems hampering operations at a … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China urges U.S. to respect its core interests
A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman urged the United States to respect its core interests while commenting on a trip to China by two senior U.S. diplomats on Tuesday. "We urge the U. S. to earnestly observe the principles laid down in the three Sino-U.S. joint communiques and their joint statement, respect China's core interests and properly handle sensitive issues, so … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Combating downturn major concern of China's political advisors: spokesman
Combating the international financial crisis was a major concern of China's political advisors last year, said a spokesman of the country's top advisory body Tuesday. Members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) spent the most time in helping enterprises tide over the financial crisis last year, said Zhao Qizheng, spokesman of the annual session … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China's lawmakers advance country's rule of law over past year
Lawmakers have further developed rule of law in China by initiating new measures to improve people's livelihood and enhance transparency of legislative and supervisory work over the past year. In May last year, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), the country's top legislature, started a three-month inspection tour to see whether funds from China's massive 4-trillion-yuan, two-year … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China advisory body spokesman denies contraction of private businesses
China's private businesses were not contracted despite closures, mergers and acquisitions last year when the country sought to deal with the global financial crisis, a spokesman of the country's top political advisory body said Tuesday. The impression that the expansion of state-owned enterprises outweighed the development of private businesses in 2009 might have been produced by the closures, mergers and … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Google's accusation "groundless and unreasonable": China advisory body spokesman
Google's accusation that it was attacked by Chinese hackers and its insinuation towards the Chinese government were "groundless and unreasonable," said Zhao Qizheng, spokesman of the third session of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), here Tuesday. &$&$Source:Xinhua&$&~ … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Mainland, Taiwan economic pact open to opinions before formal negotiations: advisory body spokesman
The cross-Strait Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) would be open to opinions of business people on both sides before formal negotiations on details, a political advisory body spokesman said here Tuesday. Zhao Qizheng, spokesman of the annual session of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), made the remarks at a press conference of the top … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China's 1st partnership with foreign investment established
The Industrial and Commercial Administrative Department of Kunshan, Jiangsu province issued the first business license for partnership with foreign investment March 1, proclaiming the birth of the first partnership with foreign investment in China – The Kunshan Sun City Gardening Center. Partnerships with foreign investment refers to when 2 or more foreign enterprises or individuals establish a partnership in China, … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » "Chinese ethnic group news website" officially launched
The "Chinese ethnic group news website" at http://minzu.people.com.cn was officially launched March 1 by People's Daily Online along with the Department of Culture and Publicity of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission. The Chinese ethnic group news website is committed to the mission of establishing a "common home for various ethnic groups" and will strive to build an authoritative information release … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » World's largest aircraft to fly between Beijing and Dubai
Emirates Airlines announced March 1 that it will deploy the A380 aircraft on its Beijing-Dubai-Beijing route starting August 1, indicating that the world's largest commercial aircraft will appear in China. The A380 aircraft has 517 seats and will be deployed on the existing EK306/307 flight. Flight EK306 will depart from Dubai at 04:10 (local time) and arrive in Beijing at … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Tibetans hold prayers to mark 1959 uprising against Chinese forces
Dharamshala, Mar. 2 (ANI): The Tibetan government-in-exile in Dharamshala held special prayers to mark the anniversary of the Tibetan uprising against the Chinese occupation, and their subsequent exile to India in 1959. [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » 1/4 Chinese university students give up protecting their consumer rights
China Association for Quality Promotion (CAQP) released a survey report March 2, 2010 saying that after consumer rights have been infringed, one quarter of Chinese college students not to make any form of complaint. The survey report took 1,034 valid questionnaires as the primary source of data. The survey found that students' consumer rights have been violated mainly in the … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Toyota RAV4 recalled in China
&$&$Toyota&$&$ Motors President Akio Toyoda arrived in Beijing March 1 and held a press conference to apologize to the public for &$&$Toyota&$&$'~ massive global recall, after the RAV4 recall in China officially started February 28. Reporters learne … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Woman's remains found in pond near another where 5 children drowned, E China
A woman's remains were retrieved Monday from a pond near the one where five missing children drowned last month in east China's Province, said local authorities Tuesday. Wang Hui'e, 36-year-old mother of two daughters, disappeared on Feb. 28 and was reported missing to police by her family Monday, said Cao Weiqiang with the publicity department of Tiantai County Committee of … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » 'Auspicious Buddhist flower' blooms in China
London, March 2 (IANS) A Chinese nun has found an Udumbara flower, which Buddhist legend holds blossoms every 3,000 years, growing under her washing machine, a newspaper reported. [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Dubious diary notes put online allegedly belonging to official in S China
An official is under investigation in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region after his alleged diaries were posted online. The regional tobacco monopoly administration confirmed to Xinhua that its official, Han Feng, had been suspended on Feb. 22 on suspicion of infringement of laws and party disciplines. The online posts, suspected to be mainly from Han's 2007 and 2008 diaries, … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China's military no threat to other countries: advisory body spokesman
China's modern military forces would not pose threat to any other country, said Zhao Qizheng, spokesman of the annual session of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Tuesday. China's development of its military is completely for the sake of safeguarding sovereignty and territorial integrity, Zhao said at a press conference of the top political advisory … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China advisory body calls for more cooperation, less "containment" in Sino-U.S. relations
&$ &$Zhao Qizheng (2nd, R), spokesman of the Third Session of the 11th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, speaks during a news conference on the CPPCC session at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 2, 2010. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)&$&$ There should be more cooperation, and less "containment" in Sino-U.S. relations, said Zhao … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Uruguay president meets Chinese special envoy
Uruguay's newly inaugurated President Jose Mujica on Monday met Chinese special envoy Chen Lei, who attended his inauguration ceremony. Chen conveyed Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao's greetings and best wishes to Mujica and extended congratulations to the new president on behalf of the Chinese government. Mujica asked Chen to convey his regards to President Hu and Premier … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Senior Colonel: China should displace U.S. to be strongest country militarily
According to Reuters, Liu Mingfu, a professor of National Defense University and a Senior Colonel of People's Liberation Army (PLA), has published his new book named "The China Dream". In the book, he points out that China should build the world's strongest military and move swiftly to displace the United States as the global "champion." In the report, the British … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Sino-U.S. relations experience "spring chill": spokesman
Sino-U.S. relations experienced a "spring chill" at the beginning of 2010, said Zhao Qizheng, spokesman of the third session of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Tuesday. Zhao made the remarks in response to a question about China-U.S. relations at a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in central Beijing. He … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » U.S. responsible for retrograde Sino-U.S. ties: China advisory body spokesman
The United States should be responsible for the current retrograde bilateral relationship with China, said Zhao Qizheng, spokesman of the annual session of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Tuesday. Zhao made the remarks at a press conference of the top political advisory body's annual full session, which will open Wednesday. &$&$Source:Xinhua&$&~ … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Democracy takes root in rural areas
&$&$Farmers find their opinions matter in an experiment on grassroots decision-making. Hu Yinan reports from Dengzhou, Henan.&$&$ Zhang Hongde and his family had only just relocated from their home of 35 years to another part of Heilong village when officials revealed plans to build roads to "every doorstep". It was going to cost each household 160 yuan ($25) – a … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Artists engrave Mona Lisa, Napoleon on to leaves!
London, March 2 (ANI): The Chinese art of hand carving on tiny leaves is beginning to be admired world over with artists bringing alive well known pieces such as Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa. [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Democracy takes root in rural areas (3)
For weeks, representatives for the village's three units that would have to give away the most land refused to attend the meetings. "They locked their doors and hid when I went for them," said Gao. "So one day I told the cadres to pass the message that I'm the bad guy and had all the land under my wing. If … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Democracy takes root in rural areas (2)
The failure to set up clear mechanisms to address the rights of rural constituents after those elections, however, has seriously hampered the government's push for rural autonomy. Many village chiefs have continued to find ways to impose autocratic rule, having won office through bribery or threats, said analysts. The general offices of the State Council and CPC Central Committee acknowledged … [Link]
China News latest RSS headlines – China National News.com » Chinese pandas spotted eating bones rather than bamboo
Beijing, March 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Some Chinese pandas have started eating animal bones instead of their traditional diet of bamboo, state-run China Central Television has said. [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Rescued Chinese hostage dies in southern Philippines
One of the two rescued Chinese nationals held hostage in the restive southern Philippines was dead, a senior police official said Tuesday. Oscar Lu (Lu Zishun), 51, who was confined at Ciudad Medical Center in the southern city of Zamboanga, died around 3:00 p.m. local time (0700GMT) on Monday. Senior Superintendent of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Sonny David confirmed … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » New political heavyweights to enter limelight at legislature session
China's youngest provincial Communist Party chief Sun Zhengcai has for the first time become a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC), the country's top legislature, after the NPC Standing Committee approved his appointment last Friday. Born in 1963 and holding a doctorate in agriculture, Sun was Agriculture Minister and non-voting participant in the annual parliamentary session until last November, … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » New anti-corruption measures taking effect at local level
For this year's Lunar New Year holiday, police officers in a county of central China's Henan Province were especially cautious when partying with mining and entertainment bosses. Their wariness was caused by the county police department's release earlier this year of rules forbidding police officers — especially those in powerful positions — from developing "overly close relations" with company heads, … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China working all-out for 31 miners trapped in colliery flood
Rescuers are working all-out Tuesday to drain water from a flooded coal mine in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, hoping to lift 31 people out of the pit. Water gushed into the pit of Luotuoshan Coal Mine in Wuhai City, at least 600 kilometers from the regional capital Hohhot at around 7:30 a.m. Monday, the local work safety authority … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Two people stand trial for part played in Shanghai building collapse
&$ &$Zhang Zhiqin (L), general manager of Meidu Real Estate Company, which was the developer of a 13-storey building that collapsed and killed a worker in Shanghai last June, and Que Jingde, Meidu's second largest shareholder, are pictured during their trials at the Shanghai Municipal No. 1 Intermediate People's Court, in Shanghai, east China, March 1, 2010. No verdict was … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » New political heavyweights to enter limelight at legislature session
China's youngest provincial Communist Party chief Sun Zhengcai has for the first time become a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC), the country's top legislature, after the NPC Standing Committee approved his appointment last Friday. Born in 1963 and holding a doctorate in agriculture, Sun was Agriculture Minister and non-voting participant in the annual parliamentary session until last November, … [Link]
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