Beijing gives new policy boost to Hong Kong

China’s Vice Premier Li Keqiang (center) waves to onlookers as he is accompanied by Hong Kong stock exchange Chairman Ronald Arculli (left) and Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang (right) on a visit to the…

Property tightening measures to spread to smaller cities

BEIJING, Aug. 18 (Xinhuanet) – Central authorities have ordered provincial governments to report their progress in curbing rising property prices and prepare a list of cities where home-purchasing restrictions will be imposed, a Shanghai Securities…

Losing patience with our patients

Huang, a 78-year-old man, recently underwent major heart surgery at a local Tier-Three hospital famous for its skilled doctors and experience in performing heart surgery. When Huang still didn’t regain consciousness due to ICU psychosis…

Biden faces tough talks in China

US Vice President Joe Biden. File photo: Xinhua US Vice President Joe Biden arrives in Beijing Monday, starting a four-day China tour that will see him meet with Chinese leaders on hot issues such as…

Local govt debt risk ‘is under control’

Authorities have enough assets to repay, finance ministry says  BEIJING – Local government debt is “controllable”, the Ministry of Finance said on Monday, easing fears that bad loans could derail the world’s second-largest economy.  “Judging…

Cooperation a buffer zone to economic woes

Visitors check a yacht produced in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, during an exhibition in Hong Kong in May. Many mainland companies have started to seek more opportunities in the special administrative region. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING – Closer…

Top medical team sent to treat Yiyi

BEIJING – Four experts specializing in neurosurgery, orthopaedics and rehabilitation have been dispatched by the Ministry of Health to Wenzhou in East China’s Zhejiang province to help treat Yiyi, the 2-year-old girl who was the…

Eight sentenced for felonies in Xinjiang

URUMQI – Eight people in Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region were sentenced to death or imprisonment on Monday after being convicted of murder or abducting children, local courts announced.  The eight people were involved…