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A recent collective contract will give more than 100,000 workers in the software industry in Dalian, Liaoning province, a raise, lifting minimum salaries and other work-related benefits.
China's top safety watchdog said Thursday that coal mines with an annual output of 90,000 tons or less will not be allowed to resume production until their gas control capabilities conform to national standards.
China overtook Japan as the world's second-biggest cinema market in the first quarter of the year thanks to the breakneck growth of the nation's film industry, but its overwhelming reliance on the box office showed both its huge potential and immaturity, according to industry experts.
China invested $45.5 billion in clean energy in 2011, causing the country to cede its top ranking in such expenditures to the United States for the first time since 2009.
Around 72 percent of Taiwanese respondents believe Taiwan's economy will benefit from the island's opening up to independent tourists from the Chinese mainland, a survey has shown.
The United States said Thursday it would maintain the existing anti-dumping duty on fresh garlic from China, despite Beijing's repeated calls for Washington to drop protectionism.
China is likely to surpass the US as the world's biggest online retail market around 2015.
Authorities will continue to take a hard line on Internet-based rumors and punish those creating fake information, a senior official said on Thursday.
The Chinese mainland is on its way to becoming the largest source of cross-border tourists in the world, according to a report released by the national tourism authority.
Prime office buildings in Guangzhou, the capital city of Guangdong province, have not been selling well and rent costs, despite the vacancy rate, remained high in the first quarter of the year.
China's food and drug watchdog has investigated 11 bogus food products and warned consumers against buying them.
Chartered direct flights will be launched between Huangshan, China, and Busan, Republic of Korea (ROK), the Huangshan Airport announced Wednesday.