Anchored to mobiles

2012-10-01 08:03:21

Smartphone dependency is at least a growing phenomenon - if not a problem.

China renews quarantine requirement

2012-10-01 03:22:46

China's top quarantine authorities renewed its order to boost quarantine measures to prevent the entry of a new type of coronavirus following a WHO report.

Blacklist for manufacturers of illicit drugs

2012-10-01 01:17:09

A regulation on the management of a drug safety blacklist will take effect on Oct 1, the State Food and Drug Administration said on Sunday.

More special bricks in Beijing to absorb water

2012-09-30 18:00:44

The Chinese capital plans to lay more water-absorbing bricks this year in the urban area to conserve rainwater and alleviate the so-called "heat island effect" meanwhile.

Move to check medicine ingredients

2012-09-02 16:08:15

China's food and drug watchdog has told the country's pharmaceutical firms to carefully scrutinize their material sources to prevent substandard ingredients being used in medicine.

11 tried over sale of gutter oil

2012-08-29 07:39:33

Eleven suspects involved in refining and selling gutter oil stood trial in Ningbo, East China's Zhejiang province, on Tuesday.

Qingdao bursting with imported cotton

2012-08-29 10:33:35

Imported cotton has been piling up in Qingdao due to government import quotas and growing appetite for cheaper foreign-produced cotton.

Shanghai's focus on North Bund continues

2012-08-29 09:53:41

Shanghai's booming North Bund area has developed dramatically over the past decade, and that massive growth will continue apace.

Exporters focus on domestic market

2012-08-29 09:15:15

Exporters in the processing trade should expand sales in the domestic market to offset weakening overseas demand as the global market remains bearish.

Unions push for collective wage bargaining

2012-08-29 07:51:02

Chinese trade unions are urging enterprises nationwide to introduce collective wage bargaining to help raise workers' wages and protect their rights.

Convention gives contrasting views on relations

2012-08-29 01:58:41

Increased Chinese investment in the US and more trade missions by US officials seeking chance in China have brought the countries closer.

Stronger trade links vital

2012-08-29 01:47:54

China and the United States should work harder to improve and promote bilateral trade and investment as global economic outlook remains gloomy.