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Officials in Chongqing become part-time farmers

2011-05-05 11:20:33

Officials in Nan'an district, Chongqing, are being required to farm for one month every year and the farmwork will be one part of their yearly performance evaluation.

China's richest village flies to new heights

2011-05-05 11:13:11

China's wealthiest village is looking to reach new heights once again by training 100 pilots for its new air tourism project, the Yangtze Evening News reported Thursday.

Expert: AIDS-like disease is not just phobia

2011-05-04 17:10:57

An outspoken health expert, known for exposing the SARS cover-up in 2003, claims a mysterious infectious condition dubbed "negative AIDS" is more than a mental health problem, citing an independent study he led.

Lack of credibility causes losses of 600b yuan every year

2011-05-04 16:06:49

Lack of credibility causes Chinese enterprises to lose 600 billion yuan ($92.36 billion) every year, according to Ministry of Commerce statistics. 

PBOC deputy governor expects CPI decline

2011-05-04 14:07:52

China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, will decline in the second half of the year, China Securities Journal reported.

Marine surveillance reports 2010 figures

2011-05-03 11:24:58

Chinese territorial waters were entered 1,303 times by foreign ships and 214 times by foreign airplanes in 2010, according to the State Oceanic Administration, the Beijing Times reported Tuesday.

People injured in money grabbing publicity stunt

2011-05-01 22:10:36

Maybe you don't believe that money could ever fall from the sky; however, it can. To attract potential house buyers, a real estate company in Zhenjiang made it happen on Saturday – by getting beautiful girls in hot air balloon baskets to pour money onto tourists.

Higher incomes lead to surging home prices

2011-04-29 16:24:34

Rising household incomes in China are contributing to the surge in housing prices, in addition to loose credit policies and the practice of local governments' fund raising through selling land, People's Daily reported Friday, quoting scholars.

CEC warns 30m-kW power shortage

2011-04-29 13:45:43

The China Electricity Council (CEC) issued a report Thursday forecasting the nation may face an electricity shortage of 30 million kW in the summer, according to a Sina.com report.

Hainachuan to buy Netherlands firm

2011-04-29 13:25:56

Beijing Hainachuan Automotive Parts Co Ltd will acquire 100 percent of the stock of the Netherlands' Inalfa Roof Systems Group, China Business News reported Friday, citing an internal announcement from the Netherlands company's China office.

Will Kate be the next fashion icon?

2011-04-28 18:02:04

You may be tired of reading about one-angle reports about the bride-to-be, and China Daily website presents a Fashion in politics review, just in time for the royal wedding.  To start, let's look at Kate Middleton, Michelle Obama, and Carla Bruni-Sarkozy.

Mobile technology changing rapidly

2011-04-28 15:41:55

A mobile Internet user can find friends, take advantage of discount offers and then have dinner or go to a karaoke bar together, thanks to rapidly changing mobile phone Internet technology, Innovation Works Chairman and CEO Kai-Fu Lee said.