China introduces tax break for energy service companies
2011-02-18 17:25:21
Energy service companies in China will enjoy tax exemptions as of Jan 1 this year, The Ministry of Finance announced on its website on Thursday.
Some public bathrooms closed to save water
2011-02-18 16:23:04
By the end of 2010, 150 government departments of the state’s organs in Beijing had shut down the public bathrooms attached to their office building to save water.
All children to get free health check-ups
2011-02-18 15:10:41
Children who do not have a Beijing hukou, residency permit, will receive free physical examinations throughout 2011, said Mao Yu, deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau.
Construction-related corruption haunts campuses
2011-02-18 14:47:06
A procurator of The People’s Procuratorate of Hubei told China Youth Daily that from 2001 to 2009, 17 officials from 13 universities in Hubei were found corrupt, and most of the universities were in Wuhan.
Man committed robbery to avoid debt shame
2011-02-18 14:45:47
A man staged a robbery so he could go to jail to avoid the shame of being in debt, Chaoyang District People's Procuratorate heard, the Beijing Morning Post reported Thursday.
CDB will only accept Harvard students
2011-02-18 11:36:27
China Development Bank (CDB), one of China's main policy banks, will only recruit major students from Harvard University or the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for its summer intern program.
Migrant worker shortage good phenomenon
2011-02-18 11:21:53
The battle for hiring migrant workers is a good phenomenon and symbolizes the start of workers' domination in the labor market, according to a commentary by Yu Fenghui for Xinhua News Agency.
Shanghai to invest 40 billion yuan on tourism
2011-02-17 17:30:04
Shanghai plans to invest more than 40 billion yuan (about $6.1 billion) to accelerate its development as a "world-famous tourist city" under the municipality's 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015).
M&As of listed companies hit 989b yuan in 2006-2010
2011-02-17 16:54:35
The capital market played an increasingly important role in mergers and acquisitions (M&As) of China's listed companies in the past five years.
China faces critical pediatrician shortage
2011-02-17 16:09:11
China has a critical shortage of 200,000 pediatricians after 12-years of insufficient training for doctors, the Beijing Times report on Thursday.
60b yuan downturn in car sales challenges Beijing's consumption growth
2011-02-17 16:01:15
Growth of retail sales of consumer goods in Beijing may slow down in 2011 as car retail sales may decrease by 60 billion yuan due to the license plate lottery, caijing.com reported, citing a preliminary estimation by the Beijing municipal commission of commerce.
China net seller of long-term US agency bonds in Dec
2011-02-16 18:04:49
According to the latest statistics released by the US Treasury Department, China's net selling of its holdings of long-term US agency bonds (including Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's bonds) totaled $1.93 billion in December.