Chongqing expects 100m yuan in property taxes

2011-05-26 15:55:33

Southwest China's municipality of Chongqing has ascertained that there will be more than 13,000 houses subject to property taxation this year, according to the local land resources and house management authority.

Tsinghua University building name triggers debate

2011-05-26 15:00:55

China's prestigious Tsinghua University has triggered heated debates one month after its 100th anniversary of founding as it has named one teaching building after a well-known clothes brand.

Pets stray as students graduate

2011-05-26 13:49:48

As the yearly graduation season comes around again, many college students will leave their schools and pets. Once a source of stress relief, as well as companionship or even a symbol of love, our four-legged friends face a hard time.

Mao article rumor 'unfounded': Spokesman

2011-05-26 13:45:59

Online rumors that most of the articles and poems under the name of China's late chairman Mao Zedong were written by his secretary Hu Qiaomu and other colleagues are unfounded, a spokesman said on Wednesday.

Serial explosions kill 2, suspect dead

2011-05-26 12:39:35

Two people, including the suspect, were killed and 10 others injured in three serial explosions that occurred in East China's Jiangxi province Thursday morning, according to local authorities.

Elite univ students volunteer to teach in W China

2011-05-26 11:19:56

A group of seventeen postgraduate students from China's elite Peking University will spend one year as teaching volunteers in the country's remote and underdeveloped western regions starting in August.

Refueling station explodes in NE China's Harbin

2011-05-26 10:55:54

A liquefied petroleum gas refueling station in Harbin city, capital of Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, exploded on Wednesday night, the China National Radio reported.

Chengdu Financial City wins award

2011-05-26 09:49:45

Chengdu Financial City this month was named Most Valuable Financial Ecological Center in 2011. The honors were announced at the China Financial Summit Forum of the China Beijing International Science and Technology Industry Exhibition on May 18.

Police nab 15 in crackdown on fake Viagra

2011-05-26 09:37:16

Police seized more than 6.9 million fake Viagra pills and a large amount of raw medicinal materials when they cracked down on a medicine-counterfeiting operation in Guangdong province this past week.

Concerns arise over feasibility of rule on filial visits

2011-05-26 09:33:13

While many people have applauded the intentions behind a proposed amendment to the law that would make it compulsory for children to visit their parents, there are concerns about its feasibility.

Migrant workers get rare chance to earn top degree

2011-05-26 09:25:06

Twenty-two-year-old factory worker Lai Lingling never expected, when she graduated from a junior college in Jiangxi province last year, that she might end up being a student at one of the nation's most prestigious universities.

Watermelons sell poorly after recent explosions

2011-05-26 09:23:38

Poor watermelon sales are harming farmers after reports came out saying that the use of growth-accelerating chemicals had caused watermelons to burst in Danyang city in East China's Jiangsu province.