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County officials star in film, stir controversy

2011-07-28 14:59:56

Chinese netizens have been querying the cast of a soon-to-be-shown film depicting stories of the Red Army during the Long March (1934-1936) as some of them are government officials from a local county that invested in the film.

Dodgy doctor gets 10 years for killing boy

2011-07-28 12:13:11

A man convicted of killing a mentally disabled boy by misdiagnosis was sentenced to 10 years in jail on Tuesday, the Beijing Times reported on Wednesday.

Lottery winner may have hit $80m jackpot

2011-07-28 11:17:10

China's lottery may have set a new record with a man expected to win 514 million yuan ($80 million) from two tickets bought in Zhejiang on Tuesday, beating the previous record win of 359.9 million yuan, claimed by a man in Henan in 2009.

Refitting aircraft carrier not to change naval strategy

2011-07-27 23:44:51

The Chinese Defense Ministry has made the first official confirmation of an ongoing program that China is in pursuit of an imported aircraft carrier for refitting to be used for scientific research, experiment and training.

Labor shortage a headache for factories

2011-07-27 17:37:29

Though China has adjusted the minimum wage level with a growth of over 15 percent above the baseline in 18 regions in the first six months, factories in the Pearl River Delta Region are still feeling the pinch from a labor shortage, the Guangzhou Daily reported Wednesday.

Possible punishment for idle plate lottery winners

2011-07-27 17:35:44

As the purchase deadline for Beijing drivers who won the first round of the license plate lottery approached on July 26, it’s estimated about 1,000 winners failed to buy cars within the required half-year period, according to the Beijing Municipal Traffic Committee.

Railway insurance unchanged in 20 years

2011-07-27 17:29:17

China's maximum insurance compensation for railway accidents has remained at 20,000 yuan for almost 20 years since the regulation was established in 1992, the Today Morning Express reported on Wednesday.

Geely's liabilities surge to 71b yuan

2011-07-27 16:52:20

China's Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd announced that it will raise 1 billion yuan ($153.8 million) through a corporate bond sale aimed at repaying its bank loans and supplementing the operating capitals, chinanews.com reported Tuesday.

Philanthropist helps troubled ex-world champ

2011-07-27 16:36:09

Struggling former world champion gymnast Zhang Shangwu who had turned to begging to survive has been offered a job by a billionaire philanthropist.

Power coal prices continue to drop

2011-07-27 16:28:10

Power coal prices in East China continually dropped during the past month, which showed weakened demand of the domestic coal market, the Securities Time reported Wednesday.

China's lending to property industry slow down

2011-07-27 15:52:58

China's new lending to the real estate industry totaled 791.2 billion yuan ($122.32 billion) in the first half of 2011, the Securities Time reported Wednesday, citing data from the People's Bank of China (PBOC).

China decides 10 focuses for energy saving

2011-07-26 17:08:58

China has established guidlines for 10 work focuses on energy saving and emission reduction for the 12th Five-Yeas Plan (2011-2015) period, China Securities Journal reported on Tuesday.