Top candidate eliminated due to personality
2012-05-10 18:23:12
Huang Hong, who ranked at the top on the Qinghai bureau of China Insurance Regulatory Commission's civil service test, was eliminated because of her introverted personality.
Man seeks to swap dogs for BMW
2012-05-10 16:44:31
A 61-year-old man from Hangzhou is attempting to trade his two mastiff dogs for a BMW car, which he says he needs to transport his sick wife.
B2C retail sector increase rate slows
2012-05-10 16:31:17
Quarterly growth rate of China's online business-to-customer retail sector dropped to a record low of 7.6 percent during the first quater of 2012.
China to expand property tax to more cities
2012-05-10 16:08:41
The State Council has decided to expand property tax to more pilot cities this year, Shanghai Securities News reported Thursday.
New guidelines considered on bank charges
2012-05-10 15:28:41
CBRC plans to set out official guidelines to define each of commercial banks' service item for which the public can be charged.
Paper names and shames 192 'freeloaders'
2012-05-10 15:15:38
A local newspaper dedicated two pages to naming and shaming 192 civil servants and public institutions' staff members who they claim are still being paid or whose posts are reserved without pay despite not working in their posts for some time, Beijing News reported Thursday.
Qiaqia in raw material purchasing scandal
2012-05-10 14:22:25
China's largest producer of roasted seeds and nuts, Qiaqia Food Co Ltd, has been accused of a subpar and corrupt procurement system by its raw material supplier.
Cable car sex warning sparks controversy
2012-05-04 15:32:48
They say love knows no boundaries, but young lovers looking to reach new heights in their relationship would do best to avoid Yao Mountain scenic spot in Central China's Henan province.
Most Chinese satisfied with health service
2012-05-04 10:05:19
More than two-thirds of Chinese residents, both in urban and rural areas, are satisfied with their health service, with fewer than 10 percent being unsatisfied, the People's Daily reported on Friday, citing a survey.
Monkey's death not result of visitor feeding
2012-05-03 16:01:55
The Beijing Zoo said a golden monkey there suddenly died over the recent Labor Day holiday, while denying that the animal's death had anything to do with food visitors had fed it, Beijing Youth Daily reported on Thursday.
ICBC halts discounted mortgage loans
2012-05-03 16:01:27
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China's Shanghai outlets have stopped issuing mortgage loans with 15 percent discounts and have reverted to benchmark rates.
Formula needed to make scientists sexy
2012-05-03 15:36:51
Prestigious mathematician Lin Qun of Chinese Academy of Sciences believes the inaction of his fellow academics to popularize the subject has contributed to its decline.