Developing a volunteer force for good

BEIJING - Ten years ago, middle-aged Chen Qi would never have dreamed he would become a wushu coach to primary school students, but that is what he now is.

Dell sets up a supply chain school

BEIJING - Dell announced the establishment of its first Dell Supply Chain Management Institute in China on Feb 20. Located in Xiamen, the Institute will cooperate with two universities to explore the theories and new concepts of supply chain management, along with the challenges faced by enterprises in manufacturing, service, energy and other organizations such as governments, healthcare and educational industries in the globalized market.

Charity briefs

Religious organizations' philanthropy encouraged

Requirement for more charity hospitals

BEIJING - Wang Zhenyao, former head of the department of social welfare and charities under the Ministry of Civil Affairs, has called for easier procedures and favorable policies to boost the presence of charity hospitals in the country to provide more health resources to disadvantaged people.

Simple houses made from straw

YANGLING, Shaanxi - Pierre Eloy believes straw is the ideal alternative to wood in China, a country that lacks timber resources in relation to the size of its population and has therefore been importing vast quantities as its economy has grown rapidly.

Charity briefs

Journalist wins charity award

Disney to promote children's creativity

BEIJING - The Walt Disney Co announced a $1.6million donation to support United Nations Children's Fund and the Ministry of Education in a project aimed at improving the quality of children's education and creativity in China.

The 'greening' of the car industry

BEIJING - For German automaker Volkswagen AG, China is not only its biggest market for high quality cars but also a place where it is investing heavily in a global standard "green" manufacturing base.

Charity briefs

Former watchdog calls for more transparency

Green palette for children's art contest

BEIJING - Yang Ziju was deeply impressed by the scene of antelopes and zebras grazing in the Masai Mara National Reserve in Southeast Kenya during her visit to the east African country in July. The nine-year-old girl won the trip with her painting advocating conservation in a competition under the Chinese Children's Environmental Education Programme.

Digging out new ways to save energy on an industrial scale

SHANGHAI - Ren Wanli, 33, an excavator operator in Beijing, called his family immediately after he won first prize in Operator Idol, an eco-operator contest to find the most fuel-efficient worker in the digger business.

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