Lhasa, 1st Chinese city to ban plastic bags
2011-06-16 16:55:03
As other cities in China are struggling to contain the "white pollution" caused by flying plastic bags by limiting their use, Lhasa takes one step further, by banning bags from production to sales.
Lhasa, 1st Chinese city to ban plastic bags
2011-06-16 16:55:03
As other cities in China are struggling to contain the "white pollution" caused by flying plastic bags by limiting their use, Lhasa takes one step further, by banning bags from production to sales.
China's new plan to set 30t yuan retail sales target
2011-06-16 16:16:51
China will release its first domestic trade and logistic plan for the 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015) and set a target for total retail sales to reach 30 trillion yuan ($4.63 trillion) by 2015, Economic Information Daily reported Thursday.
China's geothermal energy market set to boom
2011-06-16 15:49:10
China will list the geothermal energy as renewable clean energy in the National 12th Five-Year Energy Plan (2011-2015), with a goal to supply heating to 350 million square meters in the next five years, which has an expected market size of around $ 10.8 billion.
Family sues over son's suicide
2011-06-16 15:19:28
A Chinese family has launched a second attempt to claim compensation following the death of their son after a court rejected their first claim last year, Beijing News reported Thursday.
China to encourage private investment in telecom
2011-06-16 14:14:03
China is drafting a plan to encourage private capital investment in the telecommunications industry, allowing private sector and State-owned telecommunications operation companies to form a new firm.
Lower tariffs might boost luxury buys
2011-06-16 14:02:30
A proposal to lower China’s import tariffs might lead to an increase in spending on luxury consumer goods, China Business News reported Thursday.
Net blamed for wrong usage of Chinese in gaokao
2011-06-16 12:49:10
There has been a rise in wrong usage of Chinese characters found in test papers of China's National College Entrance Examination, gaokao, in Beijing, the Xinhuanet.com reported.
Chinese tourists lead global shopping
2011-06-15 10:42:50
Chinese mainland tourists spent more on shopping in 2010 than any other nation according to the first Chinese Luxury Traveler White Paper, the Beijing News reported Wednesday.
Chinese tourists lead global shopping
2011-06-15 10:42:50
Chinese mainland tourists spent more on shopping in 2010 than any other nation according to the first Chinese Luxury Traveler White Paper, the Beijing News reported Wednesday.
Comprehensive scheme for carbon cut proposed
2011-06-14 17:21:10
A comprehensive scheme for energy saving and emission reduction during the National 12th Five-Year Plan has been submitted to the State Council, China’s cabinet, for approval.