Baidu faces $45m equity investment loss
2012-04-26 18:51:46
China's top search engine Baidu Inc suffered an equity investment loss of $45 million according to its quarterly report issued Wednesday.
Court rejects writer's copyright claim
2012-04-26 17:30:28
A writer who sued a government website for copyright infringement after they republished his article from another site has lost his case.
China to help foreigners return home
2012-04-26 16:15:35
China will set up repatriation centers at borders and cities to address illegal immigration problems.
Harlem Globetrotters bring joy to Beijing kids
2012-04-26 13:00:45
The gym at Beijing Runfeng School turned into a sea of jubilation as the faculty welcomed a visit by the Harlem Globetrotters, one of the most well-known basketball teams in the world.
Teachers, performers, maids top illegal immigrants
2012-04-26 11:27:51
Most illegal immigrants in China work as foreign language teachers, performers or maids.
More cash for rural school buses
2012-04-26 11:24:13
The central government will invest more in rural regions to enforce the newly released regulation on school bus safety management, a senior official revealed on Wednesday when communicating with netizens.
3.3 million new jobs created in 1st quarter
2012-04-25 22:00:36
China created more than 3.3 million new jobs in the first quarter of this year, Yin Chengji, a spokesman for the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, said on Wednesday.
Output growth of commercial vehicles expects slowdown
2012-04-25 21:40:17
Output growth for commercial vehicles in China is expected to slow through 2015, after a two-year surge spurred by the government’s 4-trillion-yuan stimulus package.
Poor county bans wild booze-fuelled feasts
2012-04-25 16:23:49
A poverty-stricken county has banned extravagant feasts, except for marriages and funerals, as the excessive boozing and banqueting is taking a toll on its people and economy.
Harman targets ad professionals
2012-04-24 16:48:58
Audio products maker Harman International Industries Inc opened its second flagship store in Beijing Sunday, quickening its expansion in China.
9 years for pirating Desperate Housewives
2012-04-24 16:43:05
Lin Zhenshi, accused of violating intellectual property rights by illegally replicating foreign video discs, was sentenced to nine years in prison and a fine of 600,000 yuan.
Cow photo faked to prove anti-poverty drive
2012-04-24 16:13:05
Poor villagers were forced to borrow cows to fake a photo call to prove a new anti-poverty policy was working amid allegations of financial impropriety, Southern Rural newspaper reported on Tuesday.