Action Plan tasks turned into reality

Vice-Minister Wang Xiaochu of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security gave a speech at the “Assessment Meeting of the National Human Rights Action Plan of China (2009-2010)” in Beijing on Tuesday. Following are…

Mullen visits air force, army bases in East China

HANGZHOU / BEIJING – Top US military officer Mike Mullen praised the transparency of the Chinese military after visiting air force and army bases in East China on Tuesday. “I appreciate them showing me this…

Candid talks constructive

Consultations between the United States and China bridge gaps in understanding and help prevent misjudgments Regional security in the Asia-Pacific region has drawn a great deal of international and domestic attention for years. The cause…

Office vacancies in Beijing hit 20-year low

Domestic, multinational firms’ expansions cut real estate supplies    BEIJING – Vacancies in Beijing’s Grade A office market fell to a 20-year low and rents neared a record high in the second quarter, lifted by…

E-commerce to quadruple by 2015, official says

QUANZHOU, Fujian – China’s e-commerce will grow quickly in the next five years and its transactions in 2015 are expected to quadruple last year’s figure, a senior industrial official said on Tuesday. “The sales volume…