City heels to protest and rolls over dog ban
2011-08-04 15:11:45
A southern Chinese city that was planning to ban pet dogs has culled the idea after sparking protests from animals lovers, Xinhuanet reported Thursday.
Construction halted over shoddy materials
2011-08-04 13:17:30
The construction of affordable housing in Hainan province has been suspended after safety inspectors discovered they were to be built using substandard material.
Chinese shops ordered to write signs in Japanese
2011-08-03 17:50:04
Shop owners in Northeast China's Fangzheng county have been ordered to use Chinese-Japanese bilingual store signs or they will not be granted a business license, Nanfang Daily reported.
Chinese see fast income growth in Jan-June
2011-08-03 17:36:45
The urban and rural income growths of 31 Chinese provinces exceeded that of the consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, and 29 of these exceeded 10 percent in the first half of this year.
Cars sales could decline under new purchase subsidy
2011-08-03 16:51:23
Car sales in China may drop due to a government proposal to amend purchase subsidies on small engine cars, Economic Information Daily reported Wednesday.
More fledgling Chinese firms seek to list
2011-08-03 15:06:42
In the first half of 2011, 339 enterprises listed in 13 overseas and three domestic markets. Of these, 207 companies were Chinese companies, who raised $35 billion in total.
Plan to replace road signs denied
2011-08-01 22:21:09
Urban administration officials in Nanjing said the notion that the the city plans to spend nearly 100 million yuan ($15.54 million) to replace all of its road signs is a misunderstanding.
Student sends teacher SMS threat for higher grade
2011-08-01 18:14:04
A teacher in a key university has contacted police after receiving threatening text messages from a student demanding higher grades, China Youth Daily reported Monday.
China's cargo throughput grows slower
2011-08-01 17:39:23
China's shipping market was not growing as fast as expected in the first half of the year, but most port enterprises could still make a profit compared with those shipping companies.
Jet fuel price to be adjusted every month
2011-08-01 11:46:34
China will adjust the price of jet fuel every month to better reflect movements in global oil prices, the country’s top economic planner National Development and Reform Commission announced on Monday.
Foxconn to use 1m robots to replace workers
2011-08-01 11:07:50
Foxconn Technology Group plans to use 1 million robots to replace simple working employees over a three-year span, China Business News reported on Monday, citing tycoon Terry Guo, who owns Foxconn.
Lonely island's guardian for 25 years
2011-07-31 22:39:40
With no fresh water or electricity, a couple has been keeping guard on an barren island off Lianyungang, a coastal city in East China’s Jiangsu province, for 25 years, Nanjing-based Yangtse Evening Post reported on Sunday.