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Apple's Q1 income hits $2.6b in China

2011-01-20 14:12

Apple Inc's earnings in China quadrupled in the first fiscal quarter of 2011, hitting $2.6 billion, China Business News reported Thursday, citing the company's Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook.

State-planned rare earth, iron mines announced

2011-01-20 14:10

Ministry of Land and Resources announced Wednesday 11 state-planned rare earth mines and two state-planned iron mines, where only state-approved companies will be able to explore, Beijing Times reported Thursday.

Online group purchase to balloon in 2011

2011-01-20 09:12

China's online group purchase market is expected to reach 16.5 billion yuan ($2.45 billion) in 2011, accounting for about one percent of all online retail sales, according to a recent industry report.

Library storm beggars belief

2011-01-19 17:43

A library has created a storm of controversy online for allowing beggars to use their facilities, the Zhejiang Youth Times reported.

Bribery main reason for billionaires in prison

2011-01-19 15:46

Bribery is the main reason for imprisoning China's billionaires, according to a newly released Hurun report.

Hu, Obama vow to deepen China-US ties

2011-01-19 13:52

President Hu Jintao and the United States President Barrack Obama agreed Tuesday to further advance their bilateral tie during a private dinner.

County officials: No filial piety, no promotion

2011-01-19 13:33

A North China county has decided that officials who didn't show due respect to their parents should not be promoted, in a renewed effort to enforce its governing by filial piety, after the idea was first brought up in 2008, xinhuanet.com reported Tuesday.