An equipment error brought high-speed rail service from Wuhan to Guangzhou to a standstill yesterday afternoon, the Guangzhou Daily reported. More than 10,000 passengers were stranded, and the train was delayed for an hour, according…
Category: Society
The People’s Daily, flagship newspaper of the Communist Party of China (CPC), ran a commentary on Monday, stressing the importance of attracting the young generations to the Party. It is of strategic importance for the…
A 24-year-old Swedish student at Shanghai’s Fudan University was expelled by Chinese authorities Saturday. He wrote two open letters online to Chinese President Hu Jintao in April and June, slamming China’s lack of democracy, but…
SHENZHEN, July 11 (Xinhua) — At least two people were injured in an escalator accident at a subway station in Shenzhen City, south China’s Guangdong Province, on Sunday night. “They have been sent to hospital…
The debate about China’s high-speed railways seems never ending. After the Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway started passenger services on June 30, the Ministry of Railways canceled some ordinary trains and there were more complaints about the…
Mao Mengjia gave up a career as a doctor in China because he could make more money selling medicine than prescribing it. Mao tripled his income after quitting his job at a hospital in northeastern…
At least two people were injured in an escalator accident at a subway station in Shenzhen City, south China’s Guangdong Province, on Sunday night. “They have been sent to hospital and doctors said they were…
China will set up complaint centers in the coming years to help root out illegal food and drug producers and crack down on illegal additives, the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) said at a…
More U.S. students are encouraged to study in China to gain a competitive edge in a globalized world, a U.S. educational official said here during a recent interview with Xinhuanet. Eduardo M. Ochoa, assistant secretary for postsecondary education at the…
The escalator which malfunctioned on Tuesday leaving one dead and 30 injured in Beijing, has flaws in its design and manufacture, and its producer OTIS should be held accountable, local authorities said Thursday. The accident…