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UPDATED: February-25-2011 Legislature to Vote on Draft Law for Vehicle Taxes The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) will vote on draft laws on vehicle and boat taxes at the end of its bimonthly sessions on Friday. The group is also expected to vote on ...
UPDATED: February-25-2011 China Reaffirms Constructive Role in Korean Nuclear Issue: FM China always plays a constructive role in helping to resolve nuclear issues on the Korean Peninsula, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu Thursday. "As a permanent member of the ...
UPDATED: February-28-2011 China to Expand Property Tax Program to Nationwide China is to accelerate its property tax pilot reform and gradually expand it to national level, the General Office of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), the country's top ...
UPDATED: February 28, 2011 More Chinese Evacuated from Libya Arrive in Greece Among evacuees this time were approximately 900 citizens of Bangladesh and Vietnam, who were working for Chinese companies in Libya Two Greek ferries carrying over 4,200 evacuees from Libya to Greece, ...
UPDATED: February-28-2011 China to Review Women's Retirement Age The Chinese Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MHRSS) will begin an extensive review of the retirement age for women, said an official statement Sunday. The MHRSS will conduct a comprehensive study in ...
UPDATED: March 2, 2011 China Bans Two Food Additives in Flour The two additives, benzoyl peroxide and calcium peroxide, were banned Chinese authorities have banned the production of two food additives commonly used to "bleach" flour, said the Ministry of Health Tuesday. The two ...
UPDATED: March 1, 2011 DPRK: S. Korea-U.S. Drills aggravate Tensions DPRK media says S. Korea-U.S. military exercises aggravate tensions The latest South Korea-U.S. joint military exercises increased tensions on the Korean Peninsula and dented efforts to restore stability, Rodong ...
UPDATED: March 1, 2011 China Raises Subsidy for Rural School Children in Tibet China provides free education for school-aged children in Tibet and has been providing subsidies to children of the herding families since 1985 The government of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous ...
UPDATED: March 2, 2011 Beijing Home Sales Slump in February The city reported sales of 3,436 new homes, down 70 percent from the sales figure in January Beijing saw sharp declines in home sales in February following the enacting of a group of measures to cool the housing market, ...
UPDATED: March 2, 2011 China to Take Stronger Measures to Ensure Food Safety China has become increasingly aware of food safety issues, as indicated by the stricter penalty meted out for offenders in food-related crimes, a member of the country's top political advisory body said ...
UPDATED: March 10, 2011 More Chinese to Be Covered by Health Insurance That will bring the total number of urban residents covered by health insurance to 440 million, or 90 percent of urban residents Eight million more Chinese will be covered by urban basic health insurance in ...
UPDATED: March 2, 2011 Overwhelming Majority of Chinese in Libya Evacuated As of 2 p.m. Tuesday, China has altogether pulled out about 32,000 nationals from Libya China has evacuated an overwhelming majority of its citizens from Libya, according to the latest information from the ...
UPDATED: March 10, 2011 Obama Nominates Locke to Be Ambassador to China Tthe 61-year-old Locke would succeed Jon Huntsman, who is expected to end his tenure at the end of April U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday formally nominated Commerce Secretary Gary Locke to be the ...
UPDATED: March 3, 2011 China to Tie Subsidies to Low-income Families With Prices If the CPI has risen for several consecutive months, local governments can decide to raise the previous standards China's top economic planner will peg benefits to low-income families with price ...
UPDATED: March 10, 2011 Shanghai Disney Park to Be Built It would be the U.S. entertainment giant's third theme park in Asia, after Tokyo and Hong Kong Shanghai's municipal government has revealed a draft blueprint for a new tourist resort where Disney's theme park would be built...
UPDATED: March 11, 2011 China's Banks to 'Properly Handle' Mortgage Loans All banks must strictly implement the country's macro control policies over the housing market The China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) on Thursday ordered banks to "properly handle" problems related ...
UPDATED: March 10, 2011 China's Dalian Commodity Exchange to List Coke Futures The Dalian Commodity Exchange mainly trades agricultural products, but it aims to expand into a more comprehensive market China's Dalian Commodity Exchange will launch coke futures trading this year to ...
UPDATED: March 9, 2011 Chinese Leaders Highlight Economic Restructuring Greater prominence must be given to enhancing social management so as to facilitate the people's well-being, ethnic unity and progress, and social harmony and stability Chinese President Hu Jintao on Tuesday ...
UPDATED: March 9, 2011 China Calls for Peaceful Dialogue in Middle East China hopes that the conflicts could be resolved through peaceful ways, including dialogues, on the basis of respecting relevant countries' sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity China pays great ...
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China's reform leading group holds first meeting
China's reform leading group holds first meeting
BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- China's leading group for overall reform ...
Xinhua Exclusive: China advised to highlight community healthcare in addressing
Xinhua Exclusive: China advised to highlight community healthcare in addressing aging issue: WHO official
GENEVA, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- China should shift its focus from ...
Bill Gates talks nuclear
Bill Gates talks nuclear
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates confirmed on Wednesday that he is ...
China cuts retail oil prices
China cuts retail oil prices
BEIJING, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- China's top economic planner announced on ...
Wall Street slumps following global sell off
Wall Street slumps following global sell off
NEW YORK, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks dropped sharply Friday, with ...
IMF chief warns of risks to recovery
IMF chief warns of risks to recovery
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary ...
HK Disneyland Gets Toy Story Land
HK Disneyland Gets Toy Story Land
A general view of Toy Story Land at Hong Kong Disneyland is taken ...
Malaysia to allow foreign companies make small hybrid cars
Malaysia to allow foreign companies make small hybrid cars
Foreign companies will be allowed to make small hybrid cars in ...
Retailer's Net Profit Falls 3%
Retailer's Net Profit Falls 3%
A Wal-Mart store is seen in Stratford, Connecticut, the United States. ...
AMR files for bankruptcy protection
AMR files for bankruptcy protection
American Airlines' parent company AMR Corp. filed for bankruptcy ...
Argentina's trade surplus falls 27 percent in 2013
Argentina's trade surplus falls 27 percent in 2013
BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Argentina's trade surplus in ...
Logistics industry faces reshuffle
Logistics industry faces reshuffle
Every day at 7 a.m., Xiao Lin, a Shentong Express courier in Hangzhou, ...