College suicide blamed on graduation pressure
2011-05-20 11:01:12
A college student jumped to her death from the seventh floor of a school Wednesday, less than one month before she was due to graduate, the Beijing Times reported Friday.
Drought forces ancient mausoleum above water
2011-05-20 10:39:07
A centuries-old royal mausoleum’s arches and corridors that have been under Hongze Lake in East China’s Jiangsu province for hundreds of years emerged Thursday, due to the months-long severe drought.
China's pension fund increases tenfold
2011-05-19 15:35:28
China's National Council for Social Security Fund said that by the end of 2010 the assets managed by it totaled 856.7 billion yuan,a tenfold increase since it was established in August 2000.
Ten measures to promote M&As in capital market
2011-05-19 15:18:36
The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) confirmed plans which include 10 measures to promote mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in the capital market, China Securities Journal reported Wednesday.
New import policies awaiting approval
2011-05-18 17:02:47
China will adopt long-term measures to promote imports, Yao Jian, a Ministry of Commerce spokesman, said at the ministry’s monthly news conference Tuesday, China Business News reported today.
State Council to regulate pawn business
2011-05-18 16:56:06
The State Council issued a draft regulation on the management of pawnshops to adapt to the fast development of China's pawnbroking business, according to an announcement by the Ministry of Commerce released Tuesday, the China Securities Journal reported.
Higher down payments on mortgages allowed
2011-05-18 16:40:16
Commercial banks can base higher down payments for mortgages on local economic conditions, real estate markets and their own risk assessments, Yang Shaojun, an official with the China Banking Regulatory Commission, said Tuesday, The Beijing News reported today.
Tibetan singer heads home to help cataract sufferers
2011-05-18 16:25:48
Famous Tibetan singer Han Hong will go to her hometown of Changdu, in the Tibet autonomous region, with a group of eye doctors from Zhejiang province, for a charity event in aid of local cataract patients.
Advertising industry enjoys its 1st incentives
2011-05-18 14:19:01
China's advertising industry is, for the first time, encouraged by the central government and will enjoy national incentives, the Shanghai Securities News reported Wednesday.
China's sports industry sets five-year target
2011-05-17 13:33:35
The General Administration of Sport of China recently released the 12th Five-Year Plan (2011- 2015) for the sports industry.
Internet firms vow to fight fair online
2011-05-17 10:14:50
Representatives from 140 portals and websites signed a self-discipline pact Monday in Beijing, which vows to protest against illegal public relations on the Internet, xinhuanets.com reported.
Economist says China trade surplus will dip in 2011
2011-05-16 13:03:48
China's trade surplus might go down to about $100 billion this year, and the country should keep reducing the percentage of GDP made up by trade, China Securities Journal cited Li Daokui, an adviser to the Chinese central bank's monetary policy committee, as saying.