Govt gets tough on food safety, quality

2012-02-10 14:20:35

Chinese authorities punished a total of nearly 290 people in more than 5,200 food safety cases in 2011, according to new figures.

City plans to boost air quality in stages

2012-02-10 14:02:20

Reducing fine particle pollution is the Beijing municipal government's top priority for 2012, ahead of housing, health, and education, according to a local government report.

TCM exports set to rise at a healthy clip

2012-02-10 13:59:12

The value of traditional Chinese medicine exported from China is expected to increase by more than 10 percent a year during the next five to 10 years.

Use of fossil fuels to decline

2012-02-10 09:09:36

China's consumption of fossil fuels declined slightly in 2011, but the world's largest energy consumer still faces great challenges in optimizing its energy structure, said analysts.

China auto sales fall 26.39% in January

2012-02-09 17:29:33

China's automobile sales plunged 26.39 percent year-on-year to 1.39 million units in January this year due to festival factors, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) said Thursday.

China punishes food safety criminals in 2011

2012-02-09 16:37:39

Chinese authorities severely punished criminals violating food safety laws in 2011, according to new figures.

Thousands apply for accounting firm jobs

2012-02-09 16:19:35

Ten of thousands of Chinese college graduates applied for some 1600 vacancies at the accounting firm Ernst& Young last fall, according to a Feb 8 report.

China's first anchored suspension bridge starts offshore construction

2012-02-09 16:05:46

China's first anchored suspension cross-sea bridge starts its offshore construction phase in Dalian, Liaoning province on Feb 8, 2012.

China's island destination cracks down on price-gouging

2012-02-09 14:31:53

China's tourist island province has begun a crackdown on price-gouging by revoking licenses and issuing heavy fines for businesses found to have cheated customers, local officials said Thursday.

China denies rare earth deal with Japan

2012-02-09 12:55:08

An association in China's major rare earth reserve region on Wednesday denied Japanese media reports claiming that it has agreed to cooperate on mineral business with its Okinawa counterpart.

Zhejiang property sales fall 21% in 2011

2012-02-09 11:20:47

Commercial property sales in China's booming Zhejiang province fell sharply in 2011 following tough government curbs.

Bouncing yolk leads to tests on stores' eggs

2012-02-09 10:13:13

Local government has urged inspection organizations to speed up examination of suspect fake eggs discovered in the Guangdong capital.