THE former railway minister exaggerated the potential performance of trains on the Shanghai-Beijing high-speed link, a former deputy chief engineer at the ministry has claimed. Liu Zhijun, who was dismissed in February in a…
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Some problems, such as environmental issues, migrant worker issues, food security issues, etc., have become increasingly apparent as China’s economic development progresses. But while these issues are becoming more and more pressing, the capability to…
BRUSSELS: NATO responded on Tuesday to a Congressional threat to cut off funding to the U.S. military involvement in Libya by saying the United States was providing unique assets essential for the success of the…
Whether 2 million bacteria in 1 milliliter of fresh milk qualifies for the label “the globally worst”, as some have called it, is probably debatable. But we do know that the new national dairy safety…
Due to the ongoing torrential rains and floods in the southern regions of China, vegetable prices have increased sharply and will possibly see a dramatic surge in the near future, the Economic Information Daily said…
A property expo in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province. Measures to rein in soaring property prices in major cities have driven hot money to smaller cities. [Photo / China Daily] Investors widen net as measures to cool…
BEIJING – China, the nation worst hit by geological disasters such as earthquakes and landslides, is bracing for even more in the future, the Ministry of Land and Resources warned on Tuesday. “China is facing…
A man reads a book in front of a shelf displaying “red books” in a bookstore in Beijing on June 11. [Da Wei / for China Daily] BEIJING – Guo Yao picked up the Constitution…
International production to rise as China limits exports BEIJING – Rare earths production in China, as a percentage of the global total, will fall sharply from the current 95 percent to 60 percent within two…
GUANGZHOU – Tangxia township government officials in the city of Dongguan, Guangdong province, have recently come under heavy criticism after local media exposed the luxury villa homes they have built in recent years. The officials…