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10,854 die in accidents in Jan-Feb

2010-03-19 11:08:22

In the first two month of this year, 10,854 people died in accidents on the Chinese mainland, down 15.2 percent from the same period last year, said a report posted on the website of the State Administration of Work Safety on Thursday.

Senior commerce official admits graft in court

2010-03-19 10:37:21

Guo Jingyi, a former senior inspector at the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, admitted all charges in court in Beijing on Thursday, including taking 8.44 billion yuan ($1.23 million) in bribes, of which 1.65 million yuan ($214,700) is in real estate property, the Beijing Times reported.

Agency rushes to stop unhealthy practices

2010-03-19 10:29:02

The State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA), China's food safety watchdog agency, has issued two emergency notices to its bureaus nationwide to crack down on the use of swill-cooked oil and disposable chopsticks, both highly unhealthy products.

Million tons of swill-cooked oil back on table

2010-03-18 18:54:22

Every year, two to three million tons of swill-cooked dirty oil, soaked with poisonous carcinogens have sneaked back to our dining tables.

Post-90s rational about studying abroad

2010-03-18 16:09:40

While the big group pursuing education in foreign countries is getting bigger, the post-90s generation, the group's major force, is not just blindly following the flow.

Shanghai pitches $25b on urban Expo makeover

2010-03-18 15:05:12

The Shanghai municipal government allotted 170 billion yuan ($25 billion) on urban facilities in 2009, an all-time high, as the city gears up preparation for the upcoming World Expo.

Two silver-spoon young billionaires in China

2010-03-18 15:00:59

Forbes magazine has published a revealing rich list of the world’s top ten youngest billionaires, two of whom are Chinese born with silver spoons, Britain’s Times reported Tuesday.

Frontier officers armed with guns for Expo

2010-03-18 14:07:12

Frontier police officers at a Shanghai seaport, one of the country’s busiest, were equipped with guns on Thursday as the eastern municipality beefs up border security for the upcoming World Expo, the China News Agency reported.

Hainan golf tournament offers $1.28m prize

2010-03-18 13:53:45

A golf tournament, featuring professional players competing for a "winner takes all" prize of $1.28 million, will be held in late October in the capital of Hainan, China's southernmost province.

Homemade giant helicopter debuts

2010-03-18 11:40:39

A giant domestic helicopter for civil use with a maximum take-off load of 13.8 tons, landed safely after its live-televised debut in Jingdezhen city, east China's Jiangxi province Thursday morning,

CAAC orders checks on 160 B737s in China

2010-03-18 10:19:32

China has ordered airlines to perform inspections of 160 Boeing 737 airplanes due to concerns over the tail flap mechanism, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said Thursday.

Yao Ming slams 30m yuan into gold basket

2010-03-17 17:41:35

With more celebrities making a fortune in the Chinese stock market, the famous basketball player, Yao Ming is also getting on board. Beijing Unistrong Science & Technology Co Ltd, a high-tech firm in Beijing's Zhongguancun, issued its fundraising plan yesterday. The company plans to raise 469 million yuan through offering 30 million shares on ChiNext.