City heels to protest and rolls over dog ban
2011-08-04 15:11:45
A southern Chinese city that was planning to ban pet dogs has culled the idea after sparking protests from animals lovers, Xinhuanet reported Thursday.
Construction halted over shoddy materials
2011-08-04 13:17:30
The construction of affordable housing in Hainan province has been suspended after safety inspectors discovered they were to be built using substandard material.
Chinese shops ordered to write signs in Japanese
2011-08-03 17:50:04
Shop owners in Northeast China's Fangzheng county have been ordered to use Chinese-Japanese bilingual store signs or they will not be granted a business license, Nanfang Daily reported.
Chinese see fast income growth in Jan-June
2011-08-03 17:36:45
The urban and rural income growths of 31 Chinese provinces exceeded that of the consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, and 29 of these exceeded 10 percent in the first half of this year.
Cars sales could decline under new purchase subsidy
2011-08-03 16:51:23
Car sales in China may drop due to a government proposal to amend purchase subsidies on small engine cars, Economic Information Daily reported Wednesday.
More fledgling Chinese firms seek to list
2011-08-03 15:06:42
In the first half of 2011, 339 enterprises listed in 13 overseas and three domestic markets. Of these, 207 companies were Chinese companies, who raised $35 billion in total.
Dog ban raises concerns in S China city
2011-08-02 18:16:16
Dogs will be prohibited in urban public places and illegally raised dogs will be confiscated or hunted in Jiangmen city beginning August 26, according to the city government of South China's Guangdong province.
China suspends RMB loans from foreign banks
2011-08-02 17:37:18
Domestic businesses in China have been barred from borrowing RMB from foreign banks in the latest move to tighten monetary policy, Shanghai Securities News reported Tuesday.
Dairy products license tightened
2011-08-02 16:03:59
All merchants and companies in China who have not been licensed to sell dairy products can no longer sell infant formula and dairy drinks such as "AD calcium milk" and "Nutrition Express" starting from Aug 1.
City's new terminal drenched after rains
2011-08-02 15:02:32
A rainstorm that hit Changsha, Hunan, has brought into doubt the construction quality of the city's newly-opened airport terminal as photos of flooded floors appeared online.
Plan to replace road signs denied
2011-08-01 22:21:09
Urban administration officials in Nanjing said the notion that the the city plans to spend nearly 100 million yuan ($15.54 million) to replace all of its road signs is a misunderstanding.
Student sends teacher SMS threat for higher grade
2011-08-01 18:14:04
A teacher in a key university has contacted police after receiving threatening text messages from a student demanding higher grades, China Youth Daily reported Monday.
