Blue Mountain Coffee
2011-05-25 13:35:29
Born in England in 1944, and the author migrated to Australia with his family at the age of 13. He was an ex-printer and publisher though now retired. David went to China at the age of 60, to teach English to Chinese students at the Wenzhou Medical College.
Official cars in Guangzhou to be tracked by GPS
2011-05-25 13:12:32
About 10,000 official cars in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, will all be equipped with GPS before the end of August, to monitor whether the cars are being used for private affairs.
Dial-a-driver industry needs guidelines
2011-05-25 10:11:30
As the country introduces harsher penalties for drunk drivers, more revelers are resorting to driving services to take them home safely; however, a lack of discipline is tarnishing the booming business.
Shanghai police employ 4,000 CCTV watchers
2011-05-24 16:43:26
Shanghai municipal police department has deployed 4,000 people as a part of a new 24-hour video surveillance team in the city's latest effort to clampdown on crime.
Beijing to revamp its city planning
2011-05-24 15:56:08
Beijing plans to redo its city planning scheme in 2013, The Beijing News reported. The current scheme was set in 2005 for the 2004-2020 period.
China-Hollywood joint film project
2011-05-24 13:27:10
The first joint movie production of China and Hollywood will begin filming in October, the Qujiang Film and TV Investment Group, based in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, announced on May 19.
China's super oil rig ready to drill
2011-05-24 11:43:23
One of the world's most advanced super oil rigs will start operating in China's South Sea in August, the Beijing Daily reported today.
China to tighten restrictions on plastic bag use
2011-05-23 16:04:06
China is implementing tighter controls on plastic bag use, expanding restrictions introduced in June 1, 2008, Yangzi Evening News reported Monday.
Wash painting fetches $65.5 million in Beijing
2011-05-23 14:11:39
An artwork by Chinese master painter Qi Baishi put under the hammer in Beijing Sunday night fetched a breath-taking $65.5 million, a sign of investors' unflagging zeal for Chinese art.
Divorcees get 'buffer zone' in E China
2011-05-23 13:20:08
East China's Jiangsu province is planning to equip its marriage registration offices with "buffer zone" rooms to help divorcing couples to think calmly before making the final decision to end their marriage, according to the provincial civil affairs bureau.
4 million work in China's security services
2011-05-23 10:33:27
The number of security guards in China had hit 4.21 million as of December 2010, reported the People’s Daily Sunday, quoting a source from The Ministry of Public Security.
Tianjin, Crabs and Traffic
2011-05-23 08:44:49
China I hope that you never modernise to the standards of the West as all the fun in life would vanish. How boring it is to be stuck in a traffic in Sydney to see a prang rather than a live crab vendor.