Coca-Cola 'abused workers' rights'
2008-12-16 07:36:50
Coca-Cola has come under fire after a private investigation accused it of "serious infringement" of the rights of its dispatched workers in China.
Shanghai unveils plans to protect environment
2008-12-15 07:36:29
In an effort to become an environment-friendly city by the time the 2010 World Expo gets underway, Shanghai has announced plans to invest 80 billion yuan ($11.6 billion) in environmental protection projects in the next three years.
Shanghai bids to curtail smoking habit
2008-12-12 07:28:52
In a bid to offer a smoke-free World Expo in 2010, Shanghai is likely to extend its no smoking ban from public venues to all indoor workplaces, the Xinhua News Agency reported Thursday.
China decides on new location for quake-leveled county seat
2008-12-12 00:01:41
China has decided on a new site for the county seat of Beichuan, the worst-hit place in the May 12 earthquake.
Beichuan couples find new love
2008-12-12 08:17:28
Hundreds of people from Beichuan county who lost their spouses in the May 12 earthquake have remarried, the local civil affairs bureau said on Wednesday.
Two dead, three injured in Sichuan aftershock
2008-12-11 13:13:25
Two people were confirmed dead and three others were injured in a 5.0-magnitude earthquake that shook southwest China's Sichuan Province early on Wednesday, the local government said on Thursday.
Qiang ethnic village reconstructed after May 12 earthquake
2008-12-11 10:20:19
Labor arbitration cases soaring in Guangzhou
2008-12-11 07:27:38
High numbers of company closures and large-scale redundancies have led to a surge in labor arbitration cases in Guangzhou, a senior official said on Monday.
Henan looks to balance its sex ratio
2008-12-11 07:49:16
Government officials in Henan who fail to implement policies to control the disproportionate sex ratio at birth will be ineligible for promotion and could be demoted, a spokesman for the provincial population and family planning commission said Wednesday.
Two killed in Kunming bridge collapse
2008-12-10 09:28:55
Two people were killed and four others injured when a 200-meter section of a bridge that was undergoing demolition collapsed in Kunming, Yunnan province Tuesday evening.
Bus firm offers free rides for elderly
2008-12-10 07:16:58
A Beijing bus operator will allow 1.6 million people aged 65 and above to travel free on its buses from Jan 1, next year.
Forest in NW China mountain catches fire
2008-12-09 10:52:52
A mountain forest in northwest China's Shaanxi Province has been ablaze for nearly 20 hours and at least 100 forestry workers are still working all-out Tuesday to extinguish the fire.