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Retired government officials may expect tighter rules on new jobs

[2014-07-24 07:12]

The rules that regulate retired government officials are likely to be tightened amid the country's enhanced anti-graft campaign, analysts said.

Safety stressed in Xi'an after drowning

[2014-07-24 07:12]

Safety inspections are being carried out at swimming pools in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, after a boy drowned at a water playground.

Around China

[2014-07-23 07:34]

A flight attendant who was seriously injured in a car crash has asked for compensation of 15 million yuan ($2.42 million). The court in Haidian district accepted the case, the Beijing Times reported on Tuesday. The woman, surnamed Wang, was in her friend's car when another vehicle, driven by a man surnamed Zhang, deliberately rammed it. The collision caused a fire, and 90 percent of Wang's body was burned. Zhang was charged by the local procuratorate with the crime of endangering public safety. The compensation case will be heard soon.

Quotable

[2014-07-23 07:34]

"China supports an independent, fair and objective international investigation into the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17. The International Civil Aviation Organization should be allowed to play its full role in the investigation."

The Number

[2014-07-23 07:34]

60.3 percent

On the web

[2014-07-23 07:34]

Highlights from chinadaily.com.cn

Government cuts back on coal conversion projects

[2014-07-23 07:34]

China's National Energy Administration has told local authorities to curb the irrational development of coal-to-oil and coal-to-gas projects, after new technology sparked an investment spree without regard to environmental and economic realities.

China, Venezuela secure $5 billion in financial deals

[2014-07-23 07:34]

Agreements include credit line, loan to assist gold and copper exploration

Xi visits Chavez mausoleum

[2014-07-23 07:34]

President Xi Jinping visited Hugo Chavez's mausoleum on Monday and described the late Venezuelan president as a "great friend of the Chinese people".

Xi looking forward to 'charting course' of stronger ties with Cuba

[2014-07-23 07:34]

President Xi Jinping arrived in Havana on Monday for his first state visit to Cuba since taking office.

Cuban journalist relishes ties to 'Bicycle Kingdom'

[2014-07-23 07:34]

Before Luis Melian Alfonso traveled from Cuba to China for the first time in 1993, he had read and heard about the "Bicycle Kingdom", but was still surprised to see so many people going to and from work by bike, often while carrying their children.

Experts see a greater scope and depth as investments increase

[2014-07-23 07:34]

China is not only increasing its investment in Venezuela, it is diversifying where it invests in the South American nation, experts said.

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