China sees huge gap in future pension payments
2012-05-26 07:43:11
In 2011, the fund's investment income stood at 43.1 billion yuan, with a yield rate of 5.58 percent.
Li presents award for architecture
2012-05-26 02:58:06
Vice-Premier Li Keqiang attends the award ceremony for the Pritzker Architecture Prize in Beijing on Friday.
'Double standard' applied by the US
2012-05-26 02:37:10
Beijing swiftly hit back at Washington's annual report on China's human rights. 
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Chinese parents fly to US for graduation galas
2012-05-26 08:15:17
With commencement season coming, many Chinese parents have booked trip to the US to attend daughters and sons' graduation galas.
Wuhan tries out new system of picking counselors
2012-05-26 08:08:30
Three people from among 175 candidates have been picked to become counselors for the city government of Wuhan, Hubei province, after local officials concluded a final appraisal of them on Thursday.
'Little Sa' winds her way up to Lhasa
2012-05-26 08:07:38
The homeless dog, known as Xiao Sa, has been following a team of cyclists for 24 days along 1,833 kilometers of highway from Kangding, Sichuan province, to Lhasa in Tibet.
Sanya's cultural heritage set to attract visitors
2012-05-26 08:04:47
China's southernmost city of Sanya, Hainan province, will seek to exploit its unique cultural heritage, rather than simply build luxury hotels.
School demolition prompts return of HK donation funds
2012-05-26 08:03:25
The Mianyang city government in Sichuan province said it honored the government of the Hong Kong SAR's decision to take back its HK$2 million in aid for the construction of a local school.
You are what you wear, survey suggests
2012-05-26 02:50:35
Women in different Chinese cities have different ways of dressing, and their fashion choices reflect regional characteristics.
Beijing strengthens alert off island
2012-05-25 07:19:57
Manila's provocations have forced Beijing to strengthen the alert level in the waters off Huangyan.
Software piracy declined in 2011
2012-05-25 07:59:04
Less than 40 percent of software installed on computers in China was pirated in 2011, a decline of 3 percentage points from the previous year.
Foreigner-friendly stance reiterated
2012-05-25 06:55:53
Beijing police said the recent crackdown on illegal foreign residents has not changed the city's friendly attitude toward foreigners.