A grand celebration was held to mark the 600th anniversary of Shenjiamen, a well-known fishing port on the Zhoushan Archipelago, in East China'sZhejiangprovince, November 18, 2009.
Mattel Inc, the world's biggest toymaker, lowered the sales target for its Barbie store in Shanghai by at least 30 percent after deciding the original marketing concept didn't work.
Continuing to rebuild and recover, Afghanistan struggles to grapple with poverty, the Taliban insurgency and the threat of attacks from remianing elements of Al-Qaeda.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) Thursday vowed to punish officials who underreport the H1N1 flu pandemic following criticism from a prominent medical expert.