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China to link GDP to international standard

2010-11-16 15:40:01

China next year will measure its gross domestic product (GDP) using purchasing power parity (PPP), an internationally accepted methodology, Beijing-based financial news portal Caing.com reported Monday.

City plans affordable public burial spaces

2010-11-16 15:30:33

More non-profit and government-financed burial spaces are planned in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, according to a rule adopted by the city government on Monday.

Study on coal-to-olefins business launched

2010-11-16 13:36:57

China National Chemical Information Center (CNCIC) and London-based chemical consulting firm Tecnon OrbiChem said on Monday that they will partner on a new study of the methanol-to-olefins (MTO) business using coal as a feedstock.

Govt to introduce food price rules

2010-11-16 13:12:28

The Chinese government will introduce a series of adjustment measures to restrain rocketing food prices, the China Securities Journal reported Tuesday, citing sources close to authorities.Vegetable prices up 62.4% year-on-year

Theft puts end to wedding party

2010-11-16 10:58:32

The gift money from a wedding was stolen in Wuhan, Hubei province on Nov 14, pulling the lovebirds out of the joy at their wedding ceremony, the Wuhan Evening News reported.

General aviation to be trillion-yuan sector

2010-11-15 16:21:48

China's general aviation industry eventually will be worth more than 1 trillion yuan ($150.6 billion) with the continued easing of air space restrictions on low-altitude flights, the Beijing News reported Monday.

Banks deny halting loans

2010-11-15 16:10:24

China's four biggest State-owned commercial banks have denied reports that they will not issue fresh loans to developers before the year end, 163.com reported Monday.

Airlines to ink deals for China-made planes

2010-11-15 14:26:11

Commercial Aircraft Corp of China Ltd (CACC) will sign contracts with Chinese airline companies for its home-grown C919 this week in Zhuhai at the Eighth China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition, China Business News reported on Monday.

The hero who saved 400 orphans

2010-11-15 14:10:18

For more than 20 years, Zheng Chengzhen has been taking care of street children who had ran away or been abandoned by their families.

Experts protest tobacco money for charity

2010-11-15 11:26:22

An online survey conducted by the Beijing Times at news portal Sina.com.cn on Friday shows about 80 percent of respondents saying a donation worth 10 million yuan (US$1.51 million) from State Tobacco Monopoly Administration for two aid-for-women projects as acceptable.

River closed to build Tibet's hydropower station

2010-11-15 11:22:35

The closure of Yarlung Zangbo River by Sinohydro Bureau No 8 Co Ltd marks the beginning of construction of the main project of Tibet’s first giant hydropower station, Hunan Daily reported Sunday.

Diesel shortage affects cremation business

2010-11-15 11:07:26

A funeral parlor in Chongqing suspended its cremation services on Nov 14 because it cannot find diesel supplies to power up its incinerators, the Chongqing Evening News reported Monday.