China's govt announces end to 2,000 year-old salt monopoly
2016-05-05 21:55:04
China announced on Thursday it will liberalize the price control on salt from January 1, 2017, as part of the country's broad efforts to end the 2,000-year-old state monopoly on the salt industry.
China's soybean industry on the rise
2016-05-05 21:40:30
China's soybean acreage will increase by 400,000 hectares this year as a result of a government-led initiative to increase the supply of domestic soybeans.
800-year-old manuscript of popular Chinese love story to be exhibited
2016-05-05 21:38:45
An 800-year-old manuscript of "The Romance of the West Chamber," one of China's most popular love dramas, is to be put on display in Shenyang, capital of Northeast China's Liaoning province.
China sees fewer production accidents in Jan-Apr
2016-05-05 21:36:31
China's workplace safety record improved in the first four months of 2016, with the number of accidents and fatalities both dropping, the country's work safety watchdog said on Thursday.
China-Arab research institute established in NW China
2016-05-05 21:30:05
A national-level China-Arab research institute was launched on Thursday in Northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, where many of the country's Muslim Hui ethnic minority live.
Guangdong police bust major drug smuggling case
2016-05-05 21:28:53
Police have busted a huge drug smuggling gang in South China's Guangdong Province, with 28 suspects detained, including 15 from Taiwan.
Tianjin skyscraper owner vows completion despite funding concerns
2016-05-05 21:27:33
The owners of a skyscraper in north China set to be the world's fifth-tallest building have said it will be completed by the end of 2017 despite reported financial difficulties.
Sichuan's Tibetan areas receive environmental protection funding
2016-05-05 21:26:18
Tibetan areas in Southwest China's Sichuan Province have received substantial funds for environmental protection, local authorities said Thursday.
Beijing population graying rapidly
2016-05-05 21:24:51
The Beijing government expects 30 percent of the city's population to be aged 60 or above by 2030.
China to shake up state monopoly of table salt
2016-05-05 21:23:25
China is to shake up the state monopoly on production and sale of table salt, according to a statement by the State Council on Thursday.
Chinese firm plans to use drones to deliver artificial organs
2016-05-05 21:22:28
Chinese aerial technology firm EHang Holdings Limited Wednesday announced its upcoming collaboration with an American firm to optimize a drone to automate the delivery of organs for transplant operations.
World's longest insect discovered in China
2016-05-05 18:54:53
A long silhouette found wriggling on a mountain road in south China has proved to be the world's longest insect, authorities said Thursday.