Local officials urged to tell H1N1 truth
2009-11-20 07:29:25
The Ministry of Health (MOH) yesterday vowed to punish officials who underreport the H1N1 flu pandemic following criticism from a prominent medical expert who cast doubt on China's official death toll from the disease.
China rejects call for WTO panel on export limits
2009-11-20 00:33:15
China on Thursday rejected calls made by the US, the EU and Mexico to set up a WTO panel to investigate so-called Chinese restrictions on exports of raw materials.
MOH responds to expert doult over flu reports
2009-11-19 22:02:42
China's Ministry of Health (MOH) Thursday ordered all administrative and medical departments to ensure accurate reporting of A/H1N1 influenza cases, in response to a medical expert's query over false reports.
China raises power price for non-residential use
2009-11-19 21:18:52
China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the top economic planning agency, Thursday announced a rise in the price of electricity for non-residential use by 2.8 fen (0.4 US cents) per kilowatt hour on average nationwide, as of Friday.
W. China sees 12.5% GDP growth from Jan. to Sept.
2009-11-19 21:06:48
The gross domestic product (GDP) of China's western regions rose 12.5 percent in the first nine months from a year earlier, China's top economic planner said Thursday.
China, Indonesia to celebrate 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties
2009-11-19 19:36:47
China and Indonesia are preparing a series of activities to mark the 60th anniversary of their diplomatic ties in 2010.
China denounces Dalai's Italy visit
2009-11-19 19:08:09
China on Thursday voiced strong dissatisfaction over Italian Chamber of Deputies speaker Gianfranco Fini's meeting with the Dalai Lama.
Official refutes A(H1N1) vaccine suspension rumor
2009-11-19 16:38:47
Beijing health authority said on Thursday that the A/H1N1 vaccine inoculation would not be suspended, dismissing a rumor circulating among the city's mobile phone subscribers.
China hikes electricity price for non-residential use
2009-11-19 16:26:38
China's National Development and Reform Commission announced Thursday to raise the price of electricity for non-residential use by 2.8 cents per kilowatt hour on average nationwide, as of Friday.
Average electricity price to rise 0.028 yuan in China: NDRC
2009-11-19 16:02:36
The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), China’s top economic planning body, announced Thursday that the average price of the electricity will rise 0.028 yuan per kilowatt hour starting Friday.
Chinese Kun Opera staged in UNESCO headquarters in Paris
2009-11-19 15:48:42
A show of "Peony Pavilion", a well-known Chinese traditional Kunqu Opera, at the headquarters of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization(UNESCO) in Paris, capital of France, Nov 17, 2009
Chinese supercomputer ranks first in Asia
2009-11-19 15:36:56
A Chinese supercomputer, the "Tianhe-1," was ranked first in Asia and fifth in the world among the world's top 500 supercomputers by the Supercomputer Conference in Portland, Oregon, xinhuanet.com reported Wednesday.