 Zoo closed to save starving tigers 2010-03-23
Authorities were making all-out efforts to save three seriously ill Siberian tigers at a northeast China zoo after the death by starvation of 11 big cats there.Zhang Xiwu, director of wildlife protection at the State Forestry Administration, told the Global Times Tuesday that the zoo has been ordered to suspend its operations. |
Tiger-bone liquor 'open secret' in zoo 2010-03-17
Tiger-bone liquor made by a zoo in northeast China's Liaoning province where 13 Siberian tigers have died in the last three months is an open secret. More animals reported dead |
Lenders offer new stash for cash 2010-03-17
Affluent Chinese have discovered a safer place than under the mattress to keep their valuables - bank vaults. |
China's offshore eco-systems deteriorating 2010-03-15
State Oceanic Administration announced Thursday that nearly 147,000 square kilometers of China's sea was below the clean water standard in 2009, up 7.3 percent from the previous year. |
13 tigers die in 3 months 2010-03-15
An investigation has been launched into the deaths of 13 Siberian tigers in the past three months at a zoo in Shenyang, capital of Northeast China's Liaoning province. |
New cold snap brings snow to north China 2010-03-14
A new cold snap began to affect northern China, bringing sleet to heavy snow to regions including Beijing, Jilin, Liaoning, Shanxi and Hebei Sunday |
Emmett Piles on 71 Points to Set Scoring Record 2010-03-12
Former NBA guard Andre Emmett scored 71 points for Chinese Basketball Association team Shandong Gold at the weekend, setting a new individual scoring record for the league as they beat the Jiangsu Dragons 129-113. |
China's CPI rises 2.7% in February on seasonal factors 2010-03-12
BEIJING, March 11 (Xinhua) -- China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 2.7 percent year on year in February, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced Thursday. |
11 tigers die of malnutrition in Liaoning 2010-03-12
A total of 11 Siberian tigers have died over the past 3 months in a zoo in northeast China's Liaoning Province, local animal protection officials said Thursday.China established a breeding base for the Siberian tigers in Heilongjiang in 1986 and the number of captive tigers has increased from eight to more than 800 currently. |
Finding courage in a con 2010-03-12
Inspired by stories online about people feasting for free at weddings, they decided to see if they were brave enough and give it a shot.On the day of wedding, the pair headed back to the restaurant, hesitating for a few minutes before they went to the packed room and found a few empty seats at one of the less crowded tables. |
World Korean Business Convention to be held in July 2010-03-12
About 1500 people, including Chinese and Korean state leaders, industrial experts, heads of Top 100 Korean enterprises and leaders of world-famous Korean businesses as well as regional autonomous bodies in Korea will get together in Shenyang to carry out discussions on the economy, trade and culture. |
'Private eyes' see jail time for sleuthing 2010-03-12
Four private detectives from Liaoning province have been sentenced to prison terms ranging from seven to eight months in Chaoyang district court for running an illegal operation. |
'Private eyes' see jail time for sleuthing 2010-03-12
Four private detectives from Liaoning province have been sentenced to prison terms ranging from seven to eight months in Chaoyang district court for running an illegal operation. |
Top man to DPRK takes charge 2010-03-11
Liu Hongcai, who was earlier in the year appointed as the ambassador to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), arrived in Pyongyang last week to take up his duties, according to Foreign Ministry. |
Dalian vows to be next Bangalore 2010-03-11
BEIJING - Thomas Friedman identified Dalian as China's Bangalore in his seminal work The World is Flat five years ago. Xia Deren, the port city's Party chief, who was mayor when the Pulitzer winner interviewed him, believes that this will become reality in about five years. |
Migrants cash in on labor shortage 2010-03-11
As a labor shortage grips China, companies must pay up or risk shutting down. Qiu Quanlin in Guangdong and Gao Changxin in Shanghai report. |
