Investigators looking into the train crash in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province a month ago have once again blamed human error, despite recent media reports exposing a slew of quality problems that may have been overlooked. “We…
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Shenzhen government has denied a report that calculated the city had splurged more than 300 billion yuan ($46.4 billion) on the 26th Summer Universiade Shenzhen that closed on Tuesday. The Beijing-based China Times published an…
A worker phones from his nearempty office at Gaopeng in Shanghai on Monday. Gaopeng fired half its copywriters in Shanghai on Monday. Photo: Lu Yun/GT Most laid-off employees from group buying website gaopeng.com received a…
A total 345,000 people need to be relocated in Central China within two years for construction of the South-to-North Water Diversion. The workload exceeds that of the Three Gorges that relocated 400,000 people in 18…
Despite China’s GDP propelling it to the second largest economy in the world, some cities across the nation are choosing to drop GDP as an indicator of success, instead using quality of life as a…
Red Cross Society of China scandal darling Guo Meimei reported receiving harassment and threats to a police station in Beijing on Sunday. Guo drove with her grandmother in her Mini Cooper to the Balizhuang police…
Liulaogeng Guildhall at Qianmen Dajie on Monday. Photo: Guo Yingguang/GT Zhao Benshan, a Chinese TV celebrity, has been accused of damaging protected heritage buildings. Zhao’s Benshan Media Group is the operator of an exclusive club…
Xiang Weiyi is carried by her grandmother as she arrives at Xinhua Hospital on Monday, where she will receive more medical attention from local doctors. Photo: Xinhua Known as the “miracle survivor” of the fatal…
Laogang Landfill in eastern Pudong New Area, where over 90 percent of Shanghai’s household waste is treated, was identified by authorities as the source of a strong odor bothering nearby residents on Monday. The Shanghai…
A man, who confessed to the gruesome murder of his ex-wife in Baoshan district last month, was detained Saturday evening, after remaining at large for 37 days, Shanghai police said on Monday. After he was…