China allocates 3.7m yuan for quake-hit Yunnan
2011-03-19 10:41:04
China's Ministry of Finance (MOF) said on Friday that it has allocated 3.7 million yuan (about $564,024) for health and epidemic prevention efforts in quake-hit Yingjiang county in China's southwestern Yunnan province.
Fewer Nantong labor cases
2011-03-19 08:13:31
The number of overseas-labor disputes involving workers from Nantong, in East China's Jiangsu province, have dropped by 40 percent since 2008.
Govt tries to dilute salt-buying panic
2011-03-19 07:36:38
The Ministry of Commerce on Friday joined other government agencies in assuring the public of "substantial" salt reserves as panic buying prompted by radiation fears over Japan's crippled nuclear power plant continued.
19 pigs test positive to illegal additive
2011-03-17 12:52:37
Nineteen pigs in Central China's Henan province have tested positive to having a banned additive in their urine
Shanghai to reform healthcare
2011-03-17 08:38:27
The municipality of Shanghai kicked off a week-long debate on its draft plan to reform its medical and drug system, posting the plan online on Wednesday for public comment.
Approvals halted for new nuclear plants
2011-03-17 08:01:52
China will suspend approval of new nuclear power stations and assess all nuclear projects, including those under construction, in the wake of the Japan crisis, the State Council said on Wednesday.
Dialects endangered by modernization
2011-03-17 07:39:30
Despite government efforts to protect minority languages, they are still faced with the danger of disappearing due to modernization, top advisers have warned.
Beijing airport, now world No 2
2011-03-16 10:09:24
Beijing's airport now trails only Atlanta's hub as the world's busiest thanks to a surge in demand in fast-growing Asian economies, an industry association said Tuesday.
Beijing gives roadside parking meters another try
2011-03-17 12:59:48
About 900 electronic parking meters will be put to use in Beijing before April 1, according to the Municipal Commission of Transport.
Fears over radiation-contaminated salt dismissed
2011-03-17 11:02:59
Guangdong province has confirmed it has sufficient supplies of salt in a bid to calm anxieties and panic shopping linked to the growing nuclear crisis in Japan, a spokesman for the provincial salt administration Thursday in an interview with the Yangtze Evening Post.
City vehicle budget 'on road to more transparency'
2011-03-17 07:41:36
The capital's municipal government will spend about 40 million yuan ($6.1 million) on new official vehicles this year, Beijing News reported on Wednesday.
Shanghai residents embrace new ways to stay informed
2011-03-16 08:25:28
New media became an increasingly important tool during the two sessions, allowing Shanghai residents to keep abreast of the latest information from the gatherings of the National People's Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).