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BEIJING - Most Chinese college graduates in 2009 were not well prepared for the workplace, lacking in professional skills. They found little room for career development and were also constrained by low pay in their jobs, according to a recent survey. Carried out by www.people.com...
BEIJING - China will launch a two-month campaign to inspect work safety nationwide on April 5, according to the work safety commission of the State Council, or the Cabinet. Serious accidents took place in succession in some areas and industries recently, which shows negligence ...
BEIJING - Chinese Vice Prime Minister Li Keqiang has pledged to enhance dialogue with Japan on macro-economic policies in a bid to bolster the two economies, the development of the Asia-Pacific region and the recovery of world economy. The world economic recovery was gaining ...
BEIJING - Supporters outnumbered opponents Sunday in an online poll on introducing a real-name system to online retail registration after China's commerce authority issued a draft to solicit public opinion. The State Administration for Industry and Commerce released a draft ...
HEFEI: Chery Auto, one of China's major non-State automakers, had its 2 millionth car roll off the line Friday morning. It was the nation's first self-owned auto brand with output hitting the 2-million mark. Based in Wuhu of eastern China's Anhui province, Chery Auto produced its ...
China's position as a net importer of coal is unlikely to change although domestic supply is expected to increase next year, said an industry expert. The prediction is based on exorbitant cost of domestic transportation and the current export and import policy, said Jiang Zhimin, ...
New restrictions kick in over weekend Home prices may drop by as much as 30 percent by the end of this year in Beijing, following the introduction of tough new rules that among other things ban families from buying more than one additional home. In addition, non-locals are not ...
BEIJING - In response to the world's top three iron ore suppliers' negotiation attitude of "take it or leave it", China can both take it and leave it in different ways, experts say. "It seems China has accepted the quarterly benchmark iron ore pricing scheme proposed by the iron ...
Tough property measures will 'benefit economy in long term' BEIJING - The booming property market suddenly cooled down in April - in home sales, at least - after a range of government measures aimed at curbing runaway prices. However, the measures are also fueling concerns that ...
OMAHA: US billionaire Warren Buffett said on Saturday that China is an amazing economy and the Chinese people will be living better lives in 20 years than today. When responding to a question from a Chinese student who is currently studying at Kansas City, Buffett said China is a ...
TAIPEI: An expo aiming to promote tourism between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan launched Friday. Organized by Taiwan's Travel Agent Association, the four-day expo has drawn mainland travel agency representatives from 18 provinces and cities, including Fujian, Guangdong and ...
KUNMING: The once-in-a-century drought that has parched Southwest China would affect the output of 60 percent of the coffee farms in Yunnan province, says a report by the Coffee Association of Yunnan (CAYN). And industry analysts say the persistent drought would also threaten ...
BEIJING: Beijing banned all families from buying more than one home Friday, in a tough set of restrictions designed to curb speculation and soaring home prices. As of Friday, "one family can only buy one new apartment in the city for the time being," the municipal government said ...
BEIJING: China's decision to cut its short-term foreign debt quota was aimed at preventing irregular cross-border fund inflows and curbing speculative money inflows, analysts said Friday. The government cut its short-term external debt quota by 1.5 percent for 2010 compared with ...
BEIJING: China will make every effort to achieve a 10 percent growth in service trade this year, on the back of steps to narrow the trade deficit in the sector, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday. The ministry said the nation's service trade fell by 6 percent to $286.8 ...
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) is drafting a plan to develop environmental protection facility manufacturing, the Shanghai Securities News reported on Friday. Some key environmental protection facility projects might be able to get government ...
Hangzhou plans to give away 40 million yuan ($5.86 million) worth of free tourism vouchers to attract more visitors during the World Expo 2010, after last year's success with coupons. Of the estimated 70 million visitors to the Expo in Shanghai, "70 percent will tour other cities ...
The State Council, or China's Cabinet, on Thursday approved guidelines tailored to promote the country's economic system reforms in 2010, in a bid to build more flexible systems to keep pace with the fast economic growth in the nation. China will continue to encourage the non...
NANCHANG: Chinese Ministry of Commerce released regulations concerning foreign investment in China's central region here Thursday. The region - which includes the provinces of Shanxi, Anhui, Jiangxi, Henan, Hubei and Hunan - should attract high-end green industry with policy ...
SINGAPORE: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) effort in engaging pro-actively with China in free trade agreement (FTA) is bearing fruit, an ASEAN official said on Thursday. Sundram Pushpanathan, Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for the ASEAN Economic Community, ...
Chicago unveils Chinese New Year celebrations
Chicago unveils Chinese New Year celebrations
CHICAGO -- Chicago held a ceremony Friday at the landmark Daley Civic ...
UN chief, Syrian FM in verbal clash at conference
UN chief, Syrian FM in verbal clash at conference
The first day of the peace conference in Montreux, was marked by ...
Chaos on streets after three reported killed in Kiev
Chaos on streets after three reported killed in Kiev
Three people have reportedly been killed in Ukraine's capital Kiev ...
Panel to push financial reform in FTZ
Panel to push financial reform in FTZ
Financial reform in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone will ...
Economist sees world economy strengthening in 2014
Economist sees world economy strengthening in 2014
NEW YORK, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Global economy is likely to gain ...
China economic reform in focus at World Economic Forum
China economic reform in focus at World Economic Forum
There’s been much talk of China at the World Economic Forum-and a ...
China's banks must evolve or perish
China's banks must evolve or perish
As China's traditional banks raise interest rates to claw back lost ...
Court rejects Apple lawsuit over iPad name
Court rejects Apple lawsuit over iPad name
Shenzhen Municipal Intermediate People's Court has rejected a lawsuit ...
Chinese steelmakers see profits plunge
Chinese steelmakers see profits plunge
China's 77 major steel companies reported an average profit margin of ...
Injured star short-track skater Wang Meng left out of China's squad for Sochi
Injured star short-track skater Wang Meng left out of China's squad for Sochi Winter Games
Injured Olympic champion Wang Meng has been ruled out of the 139...
Yao's gift of sport for all
Yao's gift of sport for all
Chinese NBA player Yao Ming teaches a boy with special needs how to ...
Li Na wins French Open women's singles title
Li Na wins French Open women's singles title
History-making tennis legend Li Na notched the first-ever grand slam ...