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SASAC: China to continue restructure SOEs

2010-12-24 17:16

Wang Yong, the head of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC), called for State-owned enterprises to be listed wholly, carrying no survival assets, Economic Information reported Friday.

Woman plots 40 car thefts for fun

2010-12-24 16:17

A woman in Chengdu has incited four men to steal more than 40 cars in three years for her own entertainment.

Teaching project closed due to lack of permit

2010-12-24 15:48

A volunteer teaching project for migrant workers' children in Kunming, Yunnan province was shut down by the local department of education on Dec 7, because it hadn't officially registered as a school.

'Rich Uncle Li' turns out to be garbage woman

2010-12-24 13:16

Kang Yujing never imagined her "Rich Uncle Li" would turn out to be a sanitary worker and garbage collector, or even a 64-year-old woman, before meeting her in April, after receiving help from her for four years.

License quotas to control gridlock in Beijing

2010-12-23 16:01

The city will only allow 240,000 vehicles to be registered next year, said Zhou Zhengyu, vice-secretary general of the Beijing municipal government.
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Housing and marriage

2010-12-23 14:35

Is it necessary for a young man to have an apartment as a prerequisite for marriage? Yes. In China, which is following its own unique development path different from other developing countries in the world, becoming a husband is not such an easy thing. China may breed a new group of bachelors suffering from unaffordable housing prices.

More young migrant workers turning to crime

2010-12-23 11:17

The crime rate of young migrant workers is on the rise in Shunyi district of Beijing. Some of them may end up staying behind bars instead of pursuing their dream due to insufficient skills for a better job, depression from the harsh reality and lack of guidance from their parents