Ever since Hong Kong’s handover in 1997, there has been a huge influx of mainlanders coming to Hong Kong. As a mainland-born Hong Kong resident myself, albeit one who moved young, I fell nervous about…
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A bridge that cost 3 million yuan to build is torn down just as it nears completion in Chizhou, Anhui Province. Photo :CFP A costly bridge that was recently torn down in East China’s Anhui…
Illustration: Liu Rui The US “return to Asia” declared by US President Barack Obama last year means that discussions over whether East Asia will remain stable are unlikely to end any time soon. The US…
Cases of alcohol poisoning among graduating students are on the rise due to frequent celebration dinners during graduation season, Xi’an Evening News reported on June 29. Four graduating students were sent to the Xi’an-based Shaanxi…
Increasingly emboldened gay and lesbian groups in China have become embroiled in a public feud with fundamental Christians. More than 10 gay rights groups have called for a boycott of the works of two…
Chinese actress Li Bingbing (right) and South Korean actress Jeon Ji-hyun at the news conference for Snow Flower and the Secret Fan.[Photo/China Daily] Chinese-American director Wayne Wang is known to look to Asian-American writers…
Daily 1 percent limit appropriate, Bank of China analyst says BEIJING – The yuan’s daily trading band against dollar will probably soon be widened from the current 0.5 percent to 1 percent, said a…
BEIJING – Three key rules on indigenous innovation for government procurement, which have come under fire from foreign companies for being discriminatory, were scrapped on Friday. Experts said the move, praised by foreign firms…
A passenger proudly displays her train ticket in Shanghai on Thursday at the launch of the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway. TANG YANJUN / CHINA NEWS SERVICE BEIJING – High-speed trains linking Beijing and Shanghai made their…
BEIJING – The monthly personal income tax threshold will be raised to 3,500 yuan ($540) from 2,000 yuan, providing a bonus to wage earners with a larger than expected tax cut. The National People’s…