China updates standards for filial piety
2012-08-14 11:20:50
National authorities issued new action standards for filial piety with the aim of providing better care for senior citizens in the modern era, Beijing News reported Tuesday.
Hotels try face scanning to check in guests
2012-08-14 11:16:05
No identification card when checking into a hotel? It's no problem at some hotels in Anhui province, which are trying a new way to check guests in – by scanning their faces.
Baosteel cuts main steel products prices
2012-08-13 17:51:22
China's biggest listed steelmaker Baoshan Iron & Steel Co Ltd will slash the prices of its main products for September bookings by up to 3.4 percent.
Refined copper output slows in July from June
2012-08-13 17:14:45
China's refined copper production in July declined 6.8 percent month-on-month to 483,000 tons, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Monday.
Public outcry over $1.4b 'jelly' expressway
2012-08-13 14:52:12
An expressway in Northwest China which cost 8.7 billion yuan ($1.4 billion) has been struck by subsidence again just one year after it opened to traffic.
China rescue 10 Vietnamese fishermen
2012-08-10 19:04:19
Ten fishermen from a stranded Vietnamese boat were rescued by a Chinese marine rescue team Thursday night.
Moutai H1 profit up 42.56%
2012-08-10 17:14:02
Kweichow Moutai Co Ltd's net profit in the first half of 2012 surged 42.56 percent to 7 billion yuan ($1.1 billion) year-on-year.
Shenzhen has the highest minimum wage
2012-08-10 16:54:25
Shenzhen has the highest minimum wage — 1,500 yuan ($236) a month — among 18 regions that have adjusted their pay standards for lower-income groups.
VAT reform to save $2.6b in Beijing
2012-08-10 16:52:38
A Beijing program that will replace the business tax with a value-added tax to avoid duplicate taxation is likely to save the municipality's residents 16.5 billion yuan ($2.6 billion) a year.
New agreements to stamp out bribes to doctors
2012-08-09 20:37:42
Doctors and patients could be made to sign agreements before treatment promising not to give or receive hongbao - red envelopes stuffed with cash.
Civil servant accused of having sex with teen
2012-08-09 19:59:02
A civil servant in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, allegedly had sex with at least three underage boys, according to Yangcheng Evening News.
Private investment grows fast in H1
2012-08-09 15:11:29
Private investment in China's monopolized industries and public service sector grew rapidly in the first half.