Relax overseas investment rules and help China: experts

2011-05-30 07:52:19

WENZHOU, Zhejiang - Experts have suggested that the government should remove restrictions on private-sector businesses and individuals making direct overseas investments, pointing out that it could benefit the domestic economy.

Smoking ban ensures air cleaner in schools but other places unaffected

2011-05-30 07:52:19

BEIJING - Schools and kindergartens are among the first places where the effects of a national battle to ban indoor smoking in public are being seen, according to a survey conducted by China Daily.

Death an option for some unfit food producers

2011-05-30 07:52:19

The country's courts have been ordered to impose even harsher punishments for food safety crimes and work-related crimes concerning food safety.

China to give more aid to those moved away from Three Gorges Reservoir

2011-05-30 07:52:19

BEIJING - Improving the living standards of people displaced by the construction of the Three Gorges Reservoir while increasing economic and social prosperity will be a top priority for the government, a senior official said on Sunday.

County vows to correct misuse of post-disaster relief money

2011-05-30 07:52:19

CHENGDU - Netizens have protested angrily over the inappropriate use of 90 million yuan ($14 million) of post-disaster reconstruction funds in a Sichuan province county since that misdeed was disclosed in a prime-time program at China Central Television (CCTV) on Saturday evening.

Chronic diseases country's top killer

2011-05-30 07:52:19

Chronic diseases caused 85 percent of all deaths, said a senior health official.

Child abuse claims prompt call for better neighborhoods

2011-05-30 07:52:19

Authorities in Guangxi encouraging communities to become more child-friendly and better protect children's welfare.

No rain expected to ease drought

2011-05-30 07:52:19

Raised alarm level to persist in disaster that has affected millions

Dried-up lakes rouse pest worries

2011-05-30 07:52:19

Beijing - Experts worry that a destructive vole will find a congenial home in the large expanses of the Dongting Lake bed that have been exposed during the current drought and will infest nearby places.

Value of studying abroad questioned

2011-05-30 07:51:26

The use of the Chinese languge is growing as a rising proportion of the classmates are Chinese.

Language of convenience

2011-05-30 07:51:26

Value of studying abroad questioned amid growing use of mother tongue, reports He Na in Beijing.

Value of studying abroad questioned

2011-05-30 07:51:26

The use of the Chinese languge is growing as a rising proportion of the classmates are Chinese.