Long-term urbanization plan due this year
2013-05-10 01:33:29
A development plan for the country's medium and long-term urbanization will be launched in the second half of the year.
Exporters urged to 'optimize'
2013-05-10 01:15:12
The Ministry of Commerce is planning to assist manufacturers to identify "specific regions" in key emerging export markets, particularly in India and other BRICS nations.
China to use existing mechanisms in border issues
2013-05-09 21:46:13
A Foreign Ministry spokeswoman on Thursday said China hopes to use existing mechanisms to carry out discussions with India over border issues.
China does not accept Japan's protest
2013-05-09 21:43:44
China does not accept Japan's protest over a newspaper article that questions Japan's sovereignty over Okinawa, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Thursday.
Chinese president meets Israeli prime minister
2013-05-09 20:50:47
President Xi Jinping met with visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday.
Free funeral service available for poor people
2013-05-09 21:09:40
To ease the financial burden of funeral services for economically disadvantaged people, Nanning has exempted basic funeral service fees for qualified residents.
Govt, UN participate in environmental program
2013-05-09 20:15:47
Officials from the Ministry of Environmental Protection and experts from the United Nations Environment Program and some universities shared their views about environmental protection on the Green Development Forum on May 9.
China fines 88 companies for polluting water
2013-05-09 20:15:25
China's environmental watchdog fined 88 companies 6.13 million yuan (about $1 million) for violations resulting in underground water pollution in a recent 40-day campaign.
Chinese now largest foreign-student nationality
2013-05-09 19:59:37
Chinese students have become the largest foreign-student group in Germany, the German ambassador to China said on May 7.
Apple supplier Pegatron boosts China workforce
2013-05-09 13:39:57
Pegatron Corp, an assembler of Apple Inc's iPhone and iPad, said it would increase its number of workers in China by up to 40 percent in the second half of the year.
New WTO chief faces challenges
2013-05-09 15:04:09
Roberto Azevedo, Brazil's ambassador to the WTO since 2008, will be the first representative from the emerging markets to lead the international body since 1995.
China's higher grain crop may cut imports
2013-05-09 11:21:02
Favorable winter-weather conditions in parts of China this past year may produce a higher grain crop and cut the country's grain imports by almost 20 percent, according to a United Nation report.