HONG KONG – Hainan Airlines Co, controlled by the investment arm of the Hainan provincial government, plans to raise as much as 8 billion yuan ($1.2 billion) in a private share placement partly to help…
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Around 1,000 creations will be displayed at the National Invention Exhibition to be held from Aug 19 to 22 in Weihai, Shandong province. Unlike professional and industrial exhibitions for technologies developed by companies, the annual…
Shanghai-headquartered online gaming company Youqu Network Technology Co Ltd (Uqu) was surprised to be sued for copyright infringement in 2009 even after it had already paid significant fees for licensing. But it turns out Uqu…
BEIJING/Kunming – Despite the fact that the construction of new golf courses has been strictly forbidden since 2004, new courses nestled between luxury villas have continued to appear across China, especially in the less-developed western…
BEIJING – More than 30 bullet trains were brought to a halt by a power failure on the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway on Tuesday. That marked the second time a power loss has caused travel delays…
GUANGZHOU – Guangdong, China’s most populous province, has officially asked the central government for permission to relax the application of the country’s family-planning policy and allow qualified local couples to have two children. “The province…
BEIJING – Between 1998 and 2010, official corruption was the chief cause of concern for netizens, a leading think tank said on Tuesday in Beijing. “Issues related to government management, forced demolitions of houses and…
BEIJING – Chen Xin has fared well as a middle school student in the capital. His grades are good and he has made many friends. His scores belie an awkward situation, at least that’s how…
BEIJING – A senior environmental official has revealed that the capital, Tianjin and Hebei province will establish a long-term joint project to clean up air pollution. Official statistics show 30 percent of Beijing’s atmospheric pollutants…
In the shallow end of Shanghai’s largest public pool, amid the crossfire of water fights and volleying beach balls, instructor Xiong Xi, teaches novice swimmers breaststroke basics. “Kick! Kick! Kick only when I tell you….