CHINA DAILY E-PAPERS>China Daily
|
CHINA DAILY E-PAPERS>China Daily
|
 Archive
CHINA DAILY - Friday September 5,2008
MAIN SECTION
Poor design, substandard materials and other defects could have caused many school buildings to collapse in the May 12 earthquake, an official said yesterday.
Nation
SHANGHAI: Nine members of a gang alleged to have been involved in a multi-million-dollar counterfeit software scam went on trial here yesterday.
China Scene
Quake prankster jailed for disturbing social order
Paralympics
Twenty thousand of Beijing's poorest families with at least one severely disabled member will benefit from a housing renovation program that will continue until 2010, the city's vice-mayor Ding Xiangyang said yesterday.
Comment
The subprime crisis has had the US market shrink a lot and a large quantity of financial capital re-oriented to commodity markets or emerging economies, stirring greater fluctuations in the prices for the crude oil futures and assets in emerging economies.
Opinion
Recently my wife and I dined with friends at a neighborhood restaurant, an establishment with marvelous food and a long history: their chefs helped to prepare New China's first State banquet.
International
Few Spaniards would sacrifice their annual summer vacation. But while Spain's beaches are still busy, shops and restaurants at its resorts are ominously quiet as the country's economic crisis envelops the tourism industry.
International
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has moved disassembled parts of its main nuclear reactor back to the plutonium-producing facility in a step toward its restoration, the Republic of Korea's (ROK) top diplomat said yesterday.
Business
The majority of industrial companies involved in a government energy-saving campaign have achieved their targets, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said.
Business
Boeing Co's largest union rejected a three-year contract offer on Wednesday and voted to strike. Union leaders were shouted off the stage after they agreed to give Boeing 48 hours to come back with a better proposal before starting the walkout.
Life
When you enter Phoenix Charm, you feel like you are in a classic oriental home, and experience instant tranquility.
Sports
LONDON: Jermain Defoe believes the time has finally come for him to step into Michael Owen's shoes and fire the goals to help England qualify for the 2010 World Cup.
|
