Shop till you flop

Chen Xiaoyu returned home from dinner still hungry, annoyed with how little she got from a four-course meal at a small Italian restaurant in Shanghai’s downtown Jing’an district. She immediately began rummaging through her e-mail,…

Half of Beijingers are ‘middle class’

A young woman carrying a Chanel bag stands in front of upscale shopping mall  Shin Kong Place in Chaoyang district on Thursday. Photo: Wang Zi/GT Many Beijingers are surprised to discover  they have joined the…

Blood stains the Silk Road

A group of security forces patrol central Kashi, Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on Tuesday. Photo: AFP Terrorists who spilled blood and bombed a building last month have again shaken Uyghur and Han residents…

Chinese agency downgrades US credit rating

BEIJING – Chinese rating agency Dagong Global Credit Rating Co. said Wednesday it has cut the credit rating of the United States from A+ to A with a negative outlook after the US federal government…

China plans to launch escalator recall system

BEIJING – China is considering launching an escalator and elevator recall system after a 13-year-old boy died July 5 due to an escalator malfunctioning, the Beijing News reported Wednesday. The country plans to enshrine the…

Uranium imports in marked decline

Beijing – Imports of uranium slowed during the first half of this year, amid industry uncertainty caused by Japan’s Fukushima nuclear crisis. China imported 5,356 tons of uranium in the first six months of 2011,…

US debt woes stoke concerns in China

BEIJING – China is considering launching an escalator and elevator recall system after a 13-year-old boy died July 5 due to an escalator malfunctioning, the Beijing News reported Wednesday. The country plans to enshrine the…