BEIJING – Electricity prices for industrial use will be raised on Wednesday in 15 regions to combat power shortages, amid concerns over increasing manufacturing costs and a slowdown in production. The National Development and Reform…
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BEIJING — The mutts were destined for the dinner table — all 520 of them crammed onto a truck hurtling down a Beijing highway toward awaiting restaurants in northeastern China. Then, fate intervened in the…
BEIJING – A total of 485 candidates are in the race for 60 academician vacancies at the Chinese Academy of Engineering this year. The names of the candidates were published online on Wednesday. However, the…
China has to transform from an “economic power” to a “livable power” in order to keep its wealth, talent and confidence. The “2011 China Private Wealth Report,” released recently by China Merchants Bank, shows…
BEIJING — Beijing urged Foxconn Technology Group and other Taiwanese companies on Wednesday to ensure safety in their mainland China factories after a fatal blast at a facility that makes Apple iPads. Last Friday’s explosion…
Rescuing children kidnapped from the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region and forced into a life of crime in cities across the country has become a national priority. The children often roam in gangs and face…
The national college entrance exam is less than two weeks away, and 9 million Chinese high school students are freaking out. That’s normal. But in a sign that Chinese educational habits are changing, teachers at…
The development of China’s “Online Blue Army” unit is for improving the defense capabilities of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), a Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman said on Wednesday, citied by Beijing News. Launching the “Online…
China has built its economy on cheap labor and at huge environmental and social costs. Now that it is the second largest economy, China must take forceful measures to promote innovation to change its economic…
WuMaoDang (0.5 RMB Party) is Chinese vocabulary for Internet commentators Or Wu Mao (something of 50-cent in English) Internet commentators, people hired to post comments favorable towards the government policies in an attempt to shape…