Proview sues Apple over iPad trademark in Shanghai
2012-02-22 23:01:07
A Chinese company sued a distributor of Apple products in a Shanghai court Wednesday, seeking to ban the sale of the company's iconic iPad mobile device.
Vice premier meets IBM president
2012-02-22 19:12:48
Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang met here Wednesday with Ginni Rometty, president and chief executive officer of information technology giant IBM Corporation.
Ancient fossil forest found in N China
2012-02-22 15:41:34
Scientists have announced the discovery of a forest in North China preserved under a layer of volcanic ash deposited nearly 300 million years ago.
2m more to have access to electricity
2012-02-21 19:08:00
The State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), the country's largest power supplier, pledged Tuesday to launch projects in the country's most remote corners, offering another 2.07 million people access to electricity by the end of 2015.
Manned mission to test docking of spacecraft
2012-02-18 08:02:52
China plans to send three astronauts into space sometime between June and August this year to further test technology to be used in rendezvous and docking missions.
Manned spacecraft Shenzhou-9 to be launched
2012-02-17 15:31:29
China will launch the manned Shenzhou-9 spacecraft between June and August and achieve space docking mission with the Tiangong-1 space lab module.
China aims for faster broadband Internet
2012-02-16 21:24:58
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced China aims to provide faster and cheaper Internet services during the coming 4 years.
High-speed rail to surpass 10,000 km
2012-02-16 10:59:42
China will construct 6,366 kilometers of new railways in 2012, including 3,500 kilometers of high-speed lines, People's Daily reported.
Museum planned for ancient copy of Quran
2012-02-15 20:58:17
A county in Northwest China's Gansu province will spend 4 million yuan ($636,000) to build a museum for the preservation of a 1,000-year-old copy of the Quran.
China to step up efforts against drug making
2012-02-15 07:47:10
China will step up its efforts against illegal drug making as it fights drug trafficking and smuggling, a senior judge said on Tuesday.
Physicist, architect take honors
2012-02-15 07:27:01
China gave the country's top science award to physicist Xie Jialin and architect Wu Liangyong.
More cities pull iPads from shelves
2012-02-14 19:30:10
The impact of a legal dispute over the use of the name "iPad" has spread to more Chinese cities, prompting stores to remove the popular Apple tablet computers from shelves on Tuesday.