City to offer reward for lost property
2012-02-13 16:30:23
People who hand in lost and found items will get a cash reward of 10 percent of the cost of the property under a proposal being considered in Guangzhou province.
Chinese officials favor reading biography books
2012-02-13 16:30:29
A recent survey by Insight China magazine shows that biographies are the favorite type of books read by Chinese officials.
70% Chinese men have intimate female friends
2012-02-13 16:15:35
As many as 70 percent of Chinese men have intimate female friends, Yangtze Evening News reported.
Film academy bans facelift and tattoo
2012-02-13 15:38:11
The country's future movie stars hoping to enter the renowned Beijing Film Academy will be disqualified if they have had a facelift or tattoo, Beijing News reports.
iPads removed from shelves after trademark ruling
2012-02-13 15:08:44
Apple iPads are being removed from a number of retail stores in China following a court’s ruling that a local company owns the right to the name, Hebei Youth Daily reports.
Couples want matching plastic surgery
2012-02-13 14:58:32
A couple in Chengdu have consulted a cosmetic hospital for plastic surgery because they want look more alike, Chengdu Evening News reports.
Love story, canine edition
2012-02-13 14:33:06
And this just in, in time for Valentine's Day: a Beijing man and his dog have been re-united after an absence of seven years.
China's oil giants lag behind foreign competitors
2012-02-10 18:21:00
China's largest oil companies still lag far behind their foreign counterparts in terms of degree of internationalization, despite active forays into the global market through mergers and acquisitions last year, according to a research report released Thursday.
Swans poisoned in C China
2012-02-10 17:28:20
More than 50 migrating birds, including two white swans, were discovered dead at a wetland in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei province.
Man arrested over panda murder 17 years ago
2012-02-10 17:38:27
A Chinese man who helped to cut off panda fur after it was killed 17 years ago has been arrested, China Business News reported on Friday.
Website to promote premarital virginity
2012-02-10 17:08:55
A single freelance writer in Wuhan has sparked an online storm by setting up a website that promotes premarital virginity, Chutian Times newspaper reported.
Poll: Housing price delays marriage
2012-02-10 17:07:41
About half of the 20,000 people polled in a recent survey have to delay their wedding because of the high price of housing, Legal Evening News reported.