BEIJING – China will prolong its anti-subsidy probe by one month on potato starch imported from the European Union, said the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) on Monday. The investigation will be completed before September 30, 2011, one…
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VIENNA – The orchestra from eastern China’s Jiangsu province presented a concert of Chinese music Sunday evening in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the diplomatic ties with Austria. With the subtitle of “Music Attraction…
Sufficient cash flow and ‘strong’ ability to repay reasons for AAA BEIJING – Rating agency Dagong Global Credit Rating Co defended the AAA rating it gave the Ministry of Railways on Saturday, despite severe public…
BEIJING – The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) has ordered “forceful measures” to crack down on pyramid schemes in Guangxi, a southern China border region, where pyramid scams have traditionally been prominent. Liu Lujun, an official…
OTTAWA – Deepening its strategic partnership with China will help Canada recover from recession, Foreign Minister John Baird told Xinhua in a recent interview. Baird made the remarks as he recalled the progress in the bilateral…
BEIJING – The number of women in authority will be boosted over the next five years as part of package of measures to improve gender equality in the capital. According to a new plan, female…
Beijing – A house bought by parents and registered under their child’s name remains the personal property of the child even after the child gets married, according to a judicial explanation issued by China’s Supreme…
SHANGHAI – A famous domestic brand of walnut kernels that was found to be made from returned products was still available in supermarkets in Shanghai as of Sunday. The Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Quality and…
SHANGHAI – A 4-year-old boy from Henan province who suffered severe head trauma, after his stepmother allegedly hitting him with a heavy metal cooking spatula, is to have a third operation on Wednesday after being…
BEIJING – A town in Anhui province has been found to be inflating the number of residents in “sinking villages” in coal mining areas in order to get more relocation funds. In Panji township, Huainan…