Professor fired for fake doctor's degree

2012-07-26 14:44:47

Days after a professor at Xiamen University was accused online for having a fake doctor's degree, the university has replied by saying "the degree was forged".

Online battle for Sansha domain names

2012-07-26 13:13:37

Most domain names related to Sansha, a prefecture-level city on Yongxing Island in Hainan established by China on July 24, have already been registered.

New Oriental involved in US lawsuit

2012-07-26 11:11:43

US investors sued New Oriental and certain executives with violations of federal securities laws, according to an announcement on a US law firm's website.

Tax collections down in first half of 2012

2012-07-25 15:52:57

China collected less personal income taxes and taxes related to real estate decreased in the first half of 2012 than in the same period of 2011.

Anhui power consumption to hit limit

2012-07-25 15:50:06

Power consumption has been hiking and has continued to reach new peaks every day in Anhui province. Anhui Electric Power Corporation sent out a power grid load emergency warning Tuesday.

Tax reform aid subject to corporate tax

2012-07-25 15:46:55

Financial aid that companies receive as a result of the country's reforms to its value-added tax will be subject to corporate income tax.

Baidu beats expectations in Q2

2012-07-24 17:21:14

The Baidu Inc posted higher-than-expected second-quarter earnings on Tuesday after it had received a boost from small and medium-sized advertisers.

Beijing to raise funds for disaster relief

2012-07-24 09:36:39

The city of Beijing, which has had its worst rain in the past six decades over the weekend, will soon launch a large fundraising campaign, encouraging citizens to donate for the disaster relief, according to a government meeting on Monday night.

University teaches students to escape

2012-07-24 09:31:30

Xiamen University in East China's Fujian province will add a new course to its curriculum this coming semester – a lesson in tree climbing to enhance the escape skills of its students, according to Xiamen Business Newspaper.

New luggage rules for Urumqi airport

2012-07-23 20:02:08

Boarding passengers at Urumqi Diwopu International Airport recently were not allowed to take trolley cases on the plane with them, as a new rule went into effect, people.com.cn reported on Sunday.

New loans in July may hit 600b yuan

2012-07-23 17:56:55

New loans of this year will reach between 8 trillion yuan ($125.6 billion) to 8.5 trillion yuan and new loans will be at 600 billion yuan in July.

China to put 200b yuan in railway construction by 2015

2012-07-23 16:26:24

The railway infrastructure projects are expected to attract 200 billion yuan investments, including private capitals, by 2015.