Ex-inmates share housing after release
2011-02-23 19:43:47
"No 1008 Guangming Street" is a shared community address of about 200 elderly people, who were once major criminal offenders serving their sentences over a wall across the street, at Yunnan No 1 Jail. Now they live in a shared community after serving their terms, and the oldest among them is 92, and the youngest is in his 60s.
Elder ex-inmates share housing after release
2011-02-23 19:43:47
"No 1008 Guangming Street" is a shared community address of about 200 elderly people, who were once major criminal offenders serving their sentences over a wall across the street, at Yunnan No 1 Jail. Now they live in a shared community after serving their terms, and the oldest among them is 92, and the youngest is in his 60s.
A Taiwan woman, a leper village, a story of love
2011-02-23 17:52:51
Zhang Pingyi, once was a journalist in Taiwan, first entered this lost village, a poor Yi ethnic village situated in indigent Yuexi County inside Sichuan Province, 11 years ago for an interview.
150,000 cell phone users bugged in China
2011-02-23 16:46:40
A new mobile phone virus, named X Undercover has been discovered to have infected 150,000 people in China allowing hackers to remotely monitor calls.
Iron ore surplus may reach 70m tons this year: CISA
2011-02-23 16:37:49
China's iron ore supplies may have a surplus of more than a 70 million tons this year, the China Securities Journal reported Wednesday, citing Wu Xinchun, deputy secretary-general of the China Iron & Steel Association (CISA).
All central SOEs will be listed in future
2011-02-23 16:12:05
The State-Owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC) has said that all large State-owned enterprises (SOEs), including centrally-administered SOEs, will be listed in the future.
Beijing police nab 11 scalpers, an all-time feat
2011-02-23 14:44:39
The Beijing railway transportation procuratorate said 11 people were arrested for scalping train tickets this year, the highest for the period in the city's history.
Beijing, world's 72nd most livable city; HK 31st
2011-02-22 16:41:59
Beijing ranks number 72 in a table of the world’s most livable cities in an annual survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit. Hong Kong was placed at No 31 in the list, the sina.com reported Tuesday.
Shanghai plans tax refund and duty-free shopping program
2011-02-22 16:32:09
Shanghai is planning to carry out a pilot tax refund and duty-free shopping plan for foreign shoppers. Officials hope to build Shanghai into a famous international tourism city, according to the Shanghai municipal tourism administration.
Shanghai's population to hit 23 million
2011-02-22 15:51:09
Shanghai census results will be announced in April and one demographic expert estimates the city's population might reach 23 million, far over the earlier estimates of 20 million
Poll says govt feasts drive up liquor price
2011-02-22 14:44:43
A survey by Chinese Youth Daily found that 92.9 percent think the price increase in upscale baijiu, or Chinese liquor, is closely linked to the misuse of public funds for government banquets.
CBRC to adopt new regulatory framework
2011-02-22 13:39:02
The China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) is drafting a guidance document to adopt a new regulatory framework consisting of four new regulatory tools for commercial banks. The document will be released soon, said the CBRC spokesperson.