Shanghai to build international trade center

2009-10-19 13:33:30

Shanghai has presented a plan to build an international trade center to the local government and will soon present it to the State Council.

11th Shanghai Int'l Arts Festival opens

2009-10-18 22:05:52

The 11th China Shanghai International Arts Festival (CSIAF) opened Sunday evening as world-class artists convened in the host city of east China's Shanghai.

Beijing to extend metro line built for Olympics

2009-10-17 16:58:07

Construction began Friday to extend a metro line in Beijing built for the 2008 Olympics.

Subway line to traverse Yangtze River in central China

2009-10-17 14:40:42

China's first subway tunnel traversing the Yangtze River is expected to begin construction this month in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, local officials said Saturday.

Spring City welcomes the 11th National Games

2009-10-16 17:45:49

On the evening of Oct 16, athletes and spectators will gather to watch the lighting of the main torch at the Jinan Olympic Centre stadium for the country’s 11th National Games.

Train ticket scalpers head to court

2009-10-16 15:43:57

A couple specializing in the business of reselling railway tickets appeared in a Kunming courtroom this week after being accused of reselling 8,854 tickets with a face value of up to 1.57 million yuan.

Top universities convene at XJTU

2009-10-16 11:50:11

Representatives from China’s top universities gathered at Xi’an Jiaotong University on October 9 to discuss education reform and the training of innovative personnel.

Official in NE China gets life sentence for corruption

2009-10-15 20:10:38

Jiang Runli, vice secretary general of the Fushun city in northeast China's Liaoning Province, was sentenced to life in prison for taking bribes and power abuse, local authorities said on Thursday.

Irish minister promotes cooperation with Dalian

2009-10-15 15:17:07

More Irish software companies will consider Dalian as a location and base to do business, a senior official from Ireland said Wednesday in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning province.

Coal mine blast toll rises to 12 in NW China

2009-10-15 13:18:40

The death toll of Wednesday's coal mine explosion in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region has risen to 12, the local government said.

Bean Curd - The Shining Pearl of Anhui Culture

2009-10-15 11:59:23

The mountains of Huang and Bagong, Huangmei Opera and, most of all, humble bean curd all naturally spring to mind when contemplating the rich cultural heritage and abiding tourist appeal of central China’s Anhui province.

Shandong county closes cyber cafes

2009-10-15 08:55:39

Authorities in a county of Shandong province have suspended the business of all local cyber cafes for more than two months in a drive to drag teenagers indulged in the online world back to school and reality.