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China's southernmost Hainan province has suffered a setback in its ambition to become a national vegetable supplier after traces of a highly toxic pesticide were found in vegetables grown in the province and sold in other regions.
Twenty-one people in connection to a deadly fire that burned a section of the newly built China Central Television (CCTV) headquarters last year have been charged with causing an accident with dangerous goods, a procuratorate official confirmed to Xinhua Tuesday.
"Livelihood issues" are Chinese people's top concerns as shown in on-line polls ahead of the annual parliamentary and political advisory sessions.
I have been avidly following the back and forth conversation between China and the United States regarding the Internet and the recent dust-up occasioned by Google in China.
A group of bloody photos of a man mistreating a dog that were uploaded on the Internet Thursday by a netizen surnamed Liu in Fuzhou sparked public outrage.
China has seen a massive expansion in the rich class in the past five years, according to analysts.
Hong Kong ranks 31st on a 2009 livability survey of world's 140 cities by Economist magazine, the best performance among nine Chinese cities that edged into the list, the China News Agency citing a news report said.
Although the typical Chinese kitchen is now likely to have many food ingredients that have been genetically modified (GM), awareness of the issue remains poor among the public, the latest online survey has found.
Soybean imports squeeze market share
For a growing number of people who spend hours each day tailor-making their own online agendas while reading news feeds or posting tweets, more New Year entertainment galas provided by competitors like www.tianya.cn and Beijing TV (BTV) are more engaging.
As Li Fengcai looked into the two large plastic bags stuffed full of gifts for his wife and children, he broke into a wide smile. His long wait to see his family was almost over, his home just a short train ride away.
More than 1,000 Chinese tourists will descend on New York City on a shopping spree expected to hit US$30 million around the Spring Festival, the Global Times citing an American newspaper reported Thursday.
A top Chinese conservation official has refuted international criticism that traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is contributing to the sharp decline of wild tigers.
