Internet ID policy triggers online discussion
2013-01-04 00:35:47
A policy that requires users to use their real names when registering for Internet access has triggered heated discussion, with some for and some against it.
Netbook era comes to an end
2013-01-03 22:11:11
The era of netbooks is over after Taiwan's computer maker Asustek Computer Inc, better known as Asus, said it suspended production of the inexpensive mini computers on Jan 1, industry observers said.
China welcomes ROK court decision on Chinese national
2013-01-03 21:53:37
China Thursday welcomed a decision made by a ROK court to turn down a Japanese extradition request for a Chinese national who served a ten-month jail sentence for an arson attack on the Japanese embassy in Seoul.
School denies 'zodiacal teaching' reports
2013-01-03 21:29:23
School authorities at Yangzhou University denied they had given classes based on students' zodiac signs, responding to recent reports that have generated an intense discussion among netizens.
Gas overflow causes pipe explosion
2013-01-03 20:39:20
Illegal operations at a gas station caused an explosion in a drainage pipe that killed two people in Yongshun county, Hunan province, local government said on Thursday.
Official in Yiliang accused of buying expensive cars
2013-01-03 19:57:11
Cao Fuzhong, Party chief of Yiliang, bought more than 10 Toyota cars, each worth 600,000 yuan ($96,300) after he took office, according to a post on tianya.cn on Dec 30.
Revenue of State firms rises 17.1% in cultural sector
2013-01-03 19:28:55
Revenue of State-owned enterprises in the cultural sector rose 17.1 percent in 2011, with net profits up 23.7 percent and total assets by 18.7 percent
Millionaire cleans street to 'set example'
2013-01-03 19:18:25
A female millionaire has received media attention because she worked as a street cleaner for low pay.
Cargo ship caught dumping waste
2013-01-03 18:02:23
More than 162 cubic meters of contaminated water were discharged into the Yangtze River estuary by a Panamanian-registered cargo ship
Yuan loans from HK could hit 50b
2013-01-03 17:17:05
The quota of allowable yuan loans flowing from Hong Kong to Qianhai could reach up to 50 billion yuan, Caijing magazine reported on Dec 31, citing an anonymous source.
Wuhan willing to pay BBQ store owners to leave
2013-01-03 17:09:44
The government of Wuhan, Hubei province, said it is willing to pay the migrant owners of charcoal-fueled roadside barbecue stores that return to their hometowns
61 crushed to death in stampede
2013-01-03 07:57:04
At least 61 people were crushed to death in a stampede after a New Year's Eve fireworks display at a stadium in Cote d'Ivoire's main city Abidjan Tuesday.