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HARBIN: A huge maze as big as 29 soccer fields and running through corn fields is planned for northeast China's Heilongjiang province, the country's major grain production base. Looking from above, the maze will resemble the face of a tiger. It should be a big tourist attraction, ...
Demolition to clear the way for the Mentougou subway line will start in September despite public fears about radiation from Beijing's first Maglev train. Construction of the line, which will link Shimenying, in Mentougou district, to Cishousi, in Haidian district, will be carried ...
BEIJING: China's Ministry of Environmental Protection Thursday released a blacklist of two cities and 11 companies that have been penalized for failing to properly treat pollutant discharges. Shuangyashan city, in the northeastern Heilongjiang province, and Wenzhou city, in the ...
CHANGSHA - Li Guoliang, 42, is planning to divorce his wife, not to end an unhappy marriage, but to buy a second home even as China's house prices continue to skyrocket. Li's decision came after the Chinese government imposed restrictions on the purchase of second homes in a bid ...
BEIJING - China's government has opened a new range of government-run industries to the private sector, either through investment in existing companies or establishment of new firms. The government also announced Thursday that it would improve financing services and simplify ...
SEOUL - Trade ministers from the Republic of Korea, China and Japan will meet on May 23 in Seoul to discuss a three-way free trade agreement (FTA) and other tripartite cooperation, Seoul's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said Thursday. The three ministers will focus on ...
TIANJIN - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Thursday that the complication of the glocal financial crisis with deepening sovereign debt crisis in some nations should not be underestimated. Wen made the remarks at the opening ceremony of the fourth Ministerial Meeting of the China...
BEIJING - Garlic was priced at 13.5 yuan ($1.98) per kilogram on Thursday in a supermarket in Xuanwu District in downtown Beijing, more than 1 yuan for each bulb. Speculators have been trading garlic for profit, resulting in the sudden price hikes since the end of last year, a ...
Shanghai has the highest minimum wage level in China, with 1,120 yuan ($164) per month, according to the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS), the China Securities Journal reported Thursday. Guangdong claims the crown for highest minimum wage per hour, which ...
CHANGSHA: Li Guoliang, 42, is planning to divorce his wife, not to end an unhappy marriage, but to buy a second home as China's house prices continue to skyrocket. Li's decision came after the Chinese government imposed restrictions on a family purchasing a second home, in a bid ...
China is to accelerate construction of urban public facilities by investing as much as seven trillion yuan ($1.03 trillion) during its 12th Five-Year Plan from 2011 to 2015, the 21st Century Business Herald reported Thursday, citing chief economist from the country's urban ...
JI'NAN: All this month, Li Jirui has been busy working his wheat crops, spraying pesticide to ward off diseases and insect pests. Despite growing crops for 30 years in Tengzhou city, Shandong province, one of China's main grain production areas, he is uncertain of his harvest ...
VANCOUVER: British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell, Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach and Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall will lead a joint trade mission to China and Japan to promote trade and commerce opportunities between Western Canada and Asia. The joint trade mission, the first ...
BEIJING: The governments of China and Qatar on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation in the energy and financial sectors. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and visiting Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamad bin Jasim ...
WASHINGTON: US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said on Wednesday that his upcoming trip to China will aim at seeking the opportunity of win-win scenarios between the two countries. Forty-six US business executives will join him in China and Indonesia from May 15 to 25 on the first ...
BEIJING: China's Ministry of Education and the State Food and Drug Administration have jointly launched an eight-month campaign to ensure food safety in school dining halls. The campaign will run from May to December and focus on food services certification, sanitation, workers' ...
SHANGHAI - The Shanghai municipal government may release detailed regulations for the property sector in two weeks, in line with central government policies, to curb housing speculation and soaring prices in the local market, an industry insider said on Wednesday. "A meeting will ...
BEIJING: Donations totaling 9.73 billion yuan ($1.4 billion) from Communist Party of China (CPC) members have helped to rebuild houses, schools and activity centers in the areas affected by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, a senior Party official said Wednesday. More than 8 billion ...
BEIRUT: China will promote more high-tech and self-branded products to export to Lebanon, said Ge Hua, commercial counselor of the Chinese embassy in Beirut, in an exclusive interview with Xinhua. Ge said that the Chinese products exported to Lebanon have upgraded a lot in recent ...
BEIJING: The United States wants to work with China to expand the global economy and promote the development of the green economy, said a US Commerce Department official Wednesday in Beijing. Cameron Kerry, General Counsel of the US Department of Commerce, said at a news briefing ...
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 ...