The Hard Road to Reform

The road to reform is always hard, especially it seems for Shenzhen’s South University of Science and Technology of China (SUSTC), which has been a hot topic for discussion among China’s netizens since July 6th,…

Children’s clothes to be tested for DEHP

LOCAL children’s clothes manufacturers are set to start testing their products for DEHP – the cancer causing chemical at the center of a recent food scare in Taiwan. A new standard on China’s mainland is…

Son arrest for airport stabbing

PROSECUTORS yesterday approved the arrest of a Shanghai student who stabbed his mother nine times during a dispute at Pudong International Airport. The suspect, Wang Jiajing, aged 23, was diagnosed with schizophrenia and has limited…

Building collapse kills seven workers in NW China

XI’AN – Local authority in Northwest China’s Shaanxi province confirmed Sunday that seven construction workers were killed when a building collapsed late Saturday. Twelve workers were adding one more floor to an existing 5-storey residence…

China issues drug rehabilitation regulation

BEIJING – China on Sunday issued a regulation on drug rehabilitation that encourages drug users to voluntarily undergo rehabilitation programs. The regulation took effect Sunday as a supplement of the country’s anti-drug law that was…

China’s billionaires: Madame Zhou Xiaoguang

As a teenager Zhou Xiaoguang hauled a 60kg bag of trinkets around China on night trains selling her wares. Now her company, Neoglory, is the world’s market leader in costume and fashion jewellery. Neoglory once…