China National Offshore Oil Company Limited (CNOOC Ltd.) announced Thursday that the company has discovered a new oilfield in north China's Bohai Bay.
Chinese food and drug regulators are required to report food accidents to their superiors and local health authorities within six hours, according to a government draft regulation Thursday.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced it will cut the iodine addition to salt next year, People Daily's website people.com.cn reported Thursday. Details about how much iodine will be deduced are expected to be revealed in the first half of next year.
China's computer users would not face a compulsory mass installation of Green Dam Internet filtering software, China's Minister of Industry and Information Technology said Thursday.
Chinese banks are expected to lend 3 trillion yuan ($438.96 billion) in the next half of this year.
A legal aid team for Chinese captives who were forced into labor in Japan during World War II has sent out Attorney Opinion Letters to 20 Japanese companies asking for apologies and compensation on Wednesday.
The Chinese government is working to try and consolidate companies in ten key industries in order to increase their competitiveness.
China expressed "regret" Thursday over a World Trade Organization ruling against its regulations on the import and distribution of books and audio-visual products.
China announced a three-year moratorium on approvals of new expansion-related proposals in the iron and steel industry, as the government pledges to eliminate outdated capacity.
As the world's largest iron ore buyer, China should have more say in the global iron ore trade, Industry and Information Technology Minister Li Yizhong said. China reins in steel industry expansion
'Import surge not over'
Rio employees arrested
Spying caused 'huge loss'
The eight-day-long National Day holiday is still more than one month away, but many tourist attractions have already announced a hike in ticket prices, the Shanghai Evening Post reported Wednesday.
It is a "realistic system matter" that Wenchuan quake donations ultimately go to the government from the public, Wang Zhenyao, director of the Social Welfare and Charities Division of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, told the Beijing News Wedensday.