The Chinese stock market has hit a seven year high, with trading volume at more than 1.5 trillion yuan ($245 billion) on Tuesday.
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China announced on Wednesday a major reduction of taxes on iron ore to help the struggling metals industry and ensure the security of national resources.
Another oil storage tank caught fire and exploded at a chemical plant in Fujian province, just 40 hours after earlier explosions, authorities said on Wednesday.
Judicial authorities say the coming trial of Zhou Yongkang, the country's former security chief who is facing charges of corruption, will provide a model for all future corruption trials.
A proposed extension of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway to the China-Nepal border would boost bilateral trade and tourism, experts said, as there is currently no rail line linking the two countries.
China and Vietnam showed their determination on Tuesday to strengthen ties strained by maritime disputes last year by sealing a host of agreements and pledging to tackle such friction properly.
An explosion at a factory in Fujian province that injured at least 19 people could trigger new fears about chemical projects, according to an expert.
The United Nations launched a food safety campaign on Tuesday for an era in which millions are dying of hunger or tainted produce as more and more people fall ill from eating too much.
China's benchmark stock index reached its highest level in seven years on Tuesday, with the market frenzy showing no signs of cooling.
The recent spate of news stories about a 1,000-year-old Buddha statue with a mummified monk inside it, which is in the possession of a Dutch collector and which may have been stolen from a temple in China, reminded me of a mummified monk who is the seminal figure in Chan (or Zen) Buddhism.
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