China has overtaken Spain on the list of the world’s top tourism destinations, becoming the third-largest attraction, a senior tourism official said at the weekend. Man Hongwei, director of the international coordination department at the…
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China will launch a development plan in energy-saving and the new-energy vehicle industry to make the country a leader in the sector over the next 10 years, with government funding of 100 billion yuan ($15.28…
Small amounts of radioactive iodine-131 have been detected in the air in 31 of China’s provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities. Radioactive cesium has been detected in 21. Iodine has also been found in spinach produced…
The rising cost of daily necessities in China is also being reflected in the price of cemetery plots. Some gravesites in Beijing are now selling for many times the cost of a house, as Zhang…
China’s demand for energy is surging and the government has realized the importance of renewable energy. China Daily reported that China will announce a new five year target for the solar industry soon, as the Chinese government…
Dong Jun, is a sports commentator in Beijing. Jun discusses matchfixing allegations in China. Q1. Could you firstly give us a little background on the various interests group that are at play in the football industry…
China’s manufacturing expanded at a faster pace in March, suggesting resilience of the economy amid concerns that monetary tightening measures would result in an economic slowdown. The Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) of China’s manufacturing sector…
Girls in South China’s Guangdong province will get a crash course on how to resist the sweet talk of “sugar daddies” when schools start teaching them about self-respect. The pilot project is aimed at telling…
China’s banks made a net profit of 899.1 billion yuan ($137 billion) last year, up 34.5 percent from a year earlier, the fastest pace in three years, the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) said in…
Three boys from Beijing are flying high after taking out the fiercely fought Global Battle of the Bands and picking up a cool 10,000 U.S. dollars, a week in a London recording studio and a…