Bomb hoax delays flight

2011-08-29 16:25:52

A bomb hoax caused a flight on Air China airline to be delayed for more than an hour on Sunday.

Dairy maker's illegal marketing exposed

2011-08-26 16:38:15

US-based pediatric nutrition company Mead Johnson has been exposed by an anonymous source for using illegal measures to promote dairy products among pregnant women and new mothers in Hunan province.

No direct Chinese investments in Libya

2011-08-25 17:52:12

Reports of China's losses in Libya are inaccurate, said Shen Danyang, spokesman of the Ministry of Commerce, on Wednesday. China does not have direct investments in Libya, only contract projects, he said.

Donations to charities slump amid trust crisis

2011-08-26 16:05:32

Donations to Chinese charitable organizations in June to August have plunged 90 percent, compared with March to May period, as charities confront public distrust.

Profit growth slowed at small & medium firms

2011-08-26 16:05:41

Small and medium-sized companies in Shanghai experienced a slowdown in profit growth in the first half of this year.

$80m lottery jackpot awaits claimer

2011-08-26 17:46:03

If you won 514 million yuan ($80 million), would you rush to claim the prize?

Job frustration forces man indoors for 10 years

2011-08-26 17:36:57

A man surnamed Wang in central China's Hunan province has stayed indoors for 10 years, after he failed to find a job and couldn't confront the talks among the neighbors.

1m multimillionaires on Chinese mainland - report

2011-08-25 18:22:18

About 960,000 people in Chinese mainland are worth more than 10 million yuan ($1,565,000), including 60,000 people worth 100 million yuan.

MSN, Renren team up to take on weibo

2011-08-25 17:11:02

Renren, a Chinese social networking website, will integrate its services with MSN, Microsoft's Internet portal, the companies announced on Wednesday.

Star face forces man to take plastic surgery

2011-08-25 17:12:35

Qin's problems began after the singer was embroiled in a scandal in 2008 over raunchy pictures that were distributed on the internet.

148 dumplings dumped in a jiff

2011-08-25 13:14:04

If you have a few dozen spare dumplings in your cupboard and want to get rid of them, Pan Yizhong may be just your man.

Bank of China profits jump 28%

2011-08-25 17:10:27

China's largest foreign exchange bank Wednesday reported a 28 percent year-on-year increase in profits for the first six months of this year as income from loans and fees climbed.