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Several foreign fighters from different countries have offered a challenge to Chinese Emei kungfu, the chinanews.com.cn reported Wednesday.
China's land sales increased by 43.2 percent year-on-year in 2009 to 1.4 trillion yuan ($209 billion), of which 18.71 billion yuan was used in building low-rent houses, accounting for 1.5 percent of the total.
Six hours after the 7.1-magnitude earthquake in Yushu county, western Qinghai province, about 3,700 armed police of Qinghai have been dispatched to start rescue operations, Voice of China reports.
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit northwest China's Qinghai Province early on Wednesday. Following are the latest developments:
China will restrict housing speculation moves in cities with skyrocketing housing prices and insufficient supply, the National Business Daily reported Wednesday, citing an unidentified official with the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MOHURD).
A Hangzhou resident who decided to buy an apartment worth 1.5 million yuan ($220,000) from an agent was told four hours later the price had increased by 10 percent, the chinanews.com.cn reported Wednesday.
Beijing's subway security check has reached the highest level in history, with all of its nine subway lines' entrances, passages, stations and security checkpoints being guarded by armed police, SWAT teams, police dogs and law and order police, the Beijing News reported Wednesday.
In a bid to provide assistance to other developing countries, Chinese President Hu Jintao said that China is "considering setting up a nuclear security 'Center of Excellence' in order to play a bigger role in regional nuclear security."
Enterprises in Guangdong's provincial capital that fail to fulfill their environmental upgrade by October 20 will be ordered to either cut or completely shut down operations for the duration of the 16th Asian Games in November.
China has completed creating a lunar rover, which will be sent to the moon by the Chang'e-3 lunar orbiter in 2013, the People's Daily Overseas Edition reported Tuesday.
Residents older than 80 will get a unified old age allowance across China, a move indicating the government aims to end different allowance policies toward the elderly in different regions.
Shanghai will open a taxi hotline for the World Expo on April 15.
