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The International Communication Union on Wednesday presents its 2012 World Telecommunication and Information Society Award to three eminent women, including Sun Yafang, Chairperson of Chinese telecommunications equipment and services company -- Huawei.
Shenzhen Customs said on May 16 it will offer onsite services for the 8th China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industries Fair to be held from May 18 to 21.
Urban families in China have an average of 2.37 million yuan ($390,000) in net assets, according to a recent survey by Southwestern University of Finance and Economics。
A kindergarten teacher in East China has been suspended after she was caught on camera hitting one of her students.
The State Council, or China's Cabinet, announced Wednesday that the government will work to give both urban and rural residents equal access to public services.
Bei Yujie, former director of Central National Song and Dance Troupe, was sentenced on Tuesday to spend 15 years behind bars for taking bribes and embezzling performers' payments.
A foreign budget airlines has expanded its network in China, while China's fast-growing aviation industry continues to attract attention from around the world.
Xu Yefu, former director of Hubei provincial administration for industry and commerce, was sentenced to 15 years in jail for bribery and illegal possession of ammunition and large amounts of money from unknown sources.
The Chinese central government has allocated 7.63 billion yuan ($1.21 billion) in meal subsidies to improve the nutrition of rural elementary and junior middle school students
Three staff members from an emergency medical center in East China's Zhejiang province were punished after they have driven an ambulance to a tourism resort.
A former top legislator of Maoming, Guangdong province, was brought before a local court on charges of bribery on May 15.
Rainstorms have left 102 people dead and another 30 missing across China since late April.