Catering industry feeling effects of graft crackdown
2013-04-10 23:32:02
Greatly affected by the government's crackdown on wasting public money on luxury banquets, growth in China's catering industry has plunged to its slowest rate in a decade.
Trade agreement signed with California
2013-04-10 23:27:19
Six Chinese local governments and California signed an agreement on Wednesday to increase trade and investment links.
Top lab reveals H7N9 source
2013-04-10 21:13:44
A top Chinese biology lab has ascribed the H7N9 avian influenza to genetic reassortment of wild birds from east Asia and chickens from east China. 2 more H7N9 cases reported in Shanghai, 
Mainland, Taiwan work jointly on H7N9
Travel firms halt DPRK tours
2013-04-10 19:59:56
Publicity authorities in Dandong, Liaoning province, said on Wednesday the city has halted all types of tourism services to the DPRK.
Japan-Taiwan deal raises 'concern'
2013-04-10 17:30:09
Chinese mainland is seriously concerned about a fishery agreement Japan and Taiwan are close to signing, a spokesman for Foreign Ministry said.
Former railway minister charged for bribery
2013-04-10 13:12:14
Former railways minister Liu Zhijun has been charged for bribery and abuse of power, authorities said Wednesday.
Columbia opens Confucius Institute
2013-04-10 10:58:04
More than a century of relations between Columbia University and China were highlighted in a ceremony inaugurating the opening of the Confucius Institute at the New York school.
China OKs US-made bird flu drug
2013-04-10 10:58:04
When China's Food and Drug Administration last week announced approval of the experimental drug Peramivir for use in combating the recent H7N9 bird-flu outbreak in the country, the drug's US manufacturer found out like everyone else: from news reports.
Sports firm countersues Michael Jordan
2013-04-10 10:55:37
Qiaodan Sports Co Ltd, which was sued by the former US basketball player Michael Jordan in 2012, has filed a countersuit against the star.
Rail to connect Beijing's new airport
2013-04-10 07:15:20
Beijing plans to connect its new international airport to the downtown via a 40-kilometer urban rail transit line and three expressways.
US not to intercept DPRK missile unless threatened
2013-04-10 03:47:29
The US commander in charge of forces in the Asia Pacific region said that if the DPRK launches a missile, he would recommend US forces shoot it down if US homeland was threatened.
Co-op 'needed for Internet security'
2013-04-10 02:09:40
Cooperation is a "must" for China and the US to deal with Internet issues, especially online security, and to cope with rapid developments in cyberspace.
Official urges China-US trust on cyber security