Difference in incomes to resume widening trend
2011-04-20 08:38:51
The difference between incomes made by rural and urban residents in China narrowed slightly in 2010 but is expected this year to resume a tendency to become ever larger.
Ruling rattles bridge project
2011-04-20 08:38:42
A faulty environmental assessment could delay the construction of the Hong Kong section of the massive multi-city bridge linking it to Macao.
Courts beef up protection of IPR
2011-04-20 08:21:38
China's efforts to prevent infringements upon intellectual property rights have been gaining ground and judges are now hearing more cases than they did in the past.
Top brands fail to pass quality test
2011-04-20 08:09:36
Many Chinese consumers favor foreign brands because of their international appeal and perceived higher quality. Now shoppers might have to think twice.
Shanghai building fire kills four
2011-04-20 08:01:11
Police have revealed that workers accidentally caused the Shanghai Telecom Building fire which killed at lease four people Tuesday afternoon.
Authorities calling for wage rises
2011-04-20 07:47:55
Chinese labor authorities are aiming to have the wages of business employees rise by 15 percent a year during the next five years.
Many top bosses mull job move
2011-04-20 07:46:17
With growing confidence about career opportunities and expectations of more pay, as many as 87 percent of senior managers in China have said they may change jobs this year, according to a recent survey.
Illegal land grabs a growing problem
2011-04-20 07:45:17
The "great" and "unrelenting" gap between available land and demand for construction sites has led China's top land supervisor to warn that there may be a growing number of illegal land seizures in the future.
AIDS deaths hit 'peak' as 7,700 die
2011-04-20 07:27:04
AIDS deaths are believed to be peaking on the mainland as a large number of people infected with HIV in the 1990s because of unsanitary blood-selling schemes develop full-blown AIDS.
HIV tests axed for Chinese returning from abroad
Chinese alert 'city illnesses'
2011-04-20 06:56:04
Chinese experts said Tuesday that China's rapid urbanization and economic growth have caused serious "city illnesses", such as water shortages, environmental pollution and traffic jams.
Beijing lawyer stands trial on additional charges
2011-04-20 06:47:04
Beijing lawyer Li Zhuang stood trial on Tuesday in a court in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on additional charges of falsifying evidence and jeopardizing testimony.
10,000 graduates to head for western regions
2011-04-20 06:42:58
China plans to recruit 10,000 college graduates to serve in the country's western ethnic regions this year.