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Police offer cash reward for central China mass killerPolice in central China's Hubei Province are offering a cash reward for information leading to the conviction of the killer of eight people, including a two-year-old boy.
Source : topix.net | 06-Jan-2009 10:17
Growth in China's auto import, export to slow further down
Shrinking demand at home and abroad will drive China's import and export of motor vehicles further down as the impact from the financial crisis lingers, the General Administration of Customs said Monday.
Source : topix.net | 06-Jan-2009 05:46
4-yr-old girl's body parts found in fridge
A four-year-old girl's dismembered body has been found in a fridge in southern China, leading to the arrest of a man who allegedly once said human flesh was "delicious", state media reported.
Source : timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 06-Jan-2009 01:12
Chinese manufacturing shrinks in December
A few traders at the Shanghai stock market work with quiet atmosphere on New Year's Eve in Shanghai, China, Wednesday, Dec.
Source : topix.net | 06-Jan-2009 01:11
Confidence boost urged for stable, rapid economic development
Senior Communist Party of China (CPC) leader Li Changchun has underscored the importance of enhanced efforts to boost public confidence in a bid to promote stable and fairly rapid economic development. Li called for a reformative, scientific and innovative spirit in publicity and cultural work.• Special Report: Global Financial Crisis
Source : xinhua | 06-Jan-2009 00:32
China begins month-long crackdown on web porn
China Monday unveiled a blacklist of 19 websites that provide and spread pornographic or obscene contents, including searching engines Google, Baidu and major portals such as Sina, Sohu, Netease.
Source : xinhua | 06-Jan-2009 00:11
NYSE marks 30th anniversary of U.S.-China diplomatic ties
The NYSE Monday kicked off its trading session with a special ceremony marking the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States.
Source : xinhua | 06-Jan-2009 00:09
Macao SAR legislature passes state security bill
The Legislative Assembly of Macao SAR Monday approved the general outline of the government-drafted state security bill with the majority of the assembly members voting in favor of it.
Source : xinhua | 06-Jan-2009 00:06
China curbs overseas trips on public expense
China banned nearly 4,000 Party and government officials from joining more than 550 overseas group trips on public expense in the six months to the end of November, a top discipline official said Monday.
Source : xinhua | 06-Jan-2009 00:05
China warns exporters against rising overseas credit risks
Chinese exporters face an increased risk of not being paid for their goods, China's MOC warned Monday.
Source : xinhua | 06-Jan-2009 00:04
13 killed in bus crash in China
At least 13 people were killed in a bus crash in a southwest Chinese province after it skidded from the road and fell into a deep gorge.
Source : timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 05-Jan-2009 13:02
China targets Google over crackdown on pornography
China launched a major crackdown on Internet pornography on Monday targeting popular online portals and major search engines such as Google.
Source : timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 05-Jan-2009 12:47
UK students fined for illegal map-making
Chinese authorities have fined three British geology students for "illegal map-making activities" in the politically tense Muslim region of Xinjiang, state media reported on Monday.
Source : timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 05-Jan-2009 12:32
Chinese FM, Rice talk over phone about Mideast crisis, bilateral ties
In the past eight years, the two countries deepened and expanded exchanges and cooperation in various fields.
Source : xinhua | 05-Jan-2009 11:46
China, Japan to hold 9th strategic dialogue
China and Japan will hold their ninth strategic dialogue in Tokyo on Jan. 9, Chinese FM spokesman Qin Gang announced on Monday.
Source : xinhua | 05-Jan-2009 10:33
China targets porn websites
China has launched a nationwide crackdown against websites that officials accused of spreading pornography and threatening youth morals, including the big search engines Google and Baidu.
Source : timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 05-Jan-2009 07:13
Chinese banks expand house loan preferences to cut debtor burden
For individuals who bought houses on mortgage lending before Oct. 27, 2008 and have not paid off the loans, their credit interest rates could be reduced to 70 percent of the benchmark rate from the previous 85 percent, customer service staff of several banks told Xinhua on Sunday.
Source : xinhua | 05-Jan-2009 02:02
Vice Premier says economic census-takers should ensure valid data
Canvassers for China's economic census must ensure the validity and credibility of the results to give decision makers better insight into the economy, vice premier Li said Sunday.• China to kick off second economic census in October
Source : xinhua | 05-Jan-2009 00:15
Chinese, U.S. presidents talk relations, int'l issues on phone
President Hu on Sunday spoke over telephone with his U.S. counterpart Bush about bilateral relations, major international issues.
Source : xinhua | 05-Jan-2009 00:11
Rice cancels China trip amid crisis in Gaza
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has canceled the scheduled trip to China this week because of the crisis in the Gaza Strip, U.S. State Department said on Sunday.
Source : xinhua | 05-Jan-2009 00:04
China allowed into Iraq oil fields
The state-run China National Petroleum Corporation has become the first foreign company to start work in an Iraqi oil field after a gap of 30 years.
Source : timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 04-Jan-2009 19:03
China rattled by Sun King attack
THE most prominent dissident still living in China has attacked the Communist party's economic reforms and compared Deng Xiaoping, its late leader, to Louis XIV.
Source : topix.net | 04-Jan-2009 16:59
Hu Jintao urges China's armed police to strengthen capabilities
The PAPC should take practical actions to safeguard national unity and security, social harmony and stability, and people's happiness, said Hu, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC).
Source : xinhua | 04-Jan-2009 14:19
China encourages public reports of adverse outcomes from medical devices
Adverse outcomes are those in which approved devices function properly but lead to unexpected injuries or deaths.
Source : xinhua | 04-Jan-2009 11:21
Chinese premier urges "practical" education to benefit poor, migrants
Premier Wen Jiabao has called for China's education policy makers to develop practical schemes to ensure that the poor have equal access to education.
Source : xinhua | 04-Jan-2009 09:05
No break for Taiwan leader amid crisis
Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou says he will not take a vacation because he needs to focus on getting the island through the global financial crisis.
Source : timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 04-Jan-2009 07:12
China's PMI rises to 41.2% in Dec.
BEIJING, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Purchasing Managers' ...
Source : xinhua | 04-Jan-2009 05:30
Cyber hunters in China in for crash landing
The cyber hunters who roam China's online space could soon become the hunted themselves. The Chinese legislature is deliberating a new law to curb the excesses of a growing trend here - the awkwardly-named "human flesh search engine".
Source : topix.net | 04-Jan-2009 00:16
China tested 1st n-bomb for pak in 1990: us arms expert - By Subbian Prabhakaran
Washington: China had tested for Pakistan its first nuclear bomb as early as in 1990, enabling Islamabad to respond within weeks to the Indian atomic tests eight years later, a top US nuclear expert has ...
Source : topix.net | 03-Jan-2009 20:00
Hu Jintao's speech on Taiwan draws positive comments
Chinese scholars and businessmen have hailed Hu Jintao's latest speech on Taiwan affairs, hoping that the mainland and Taiwan could have more communication and cooperation in 2009.• World media, oversea Chinese give favorable response to Hu's proposals on cross-Straits ties
Source : xinhua | 03-Jan-2009 17:51
World media, oversea Chinese respond to Hu's proposals positively
The world media and the international community gave favorable response to Chinese President Hu Jintao's proposals on promoting peaceful development of the cross-Straits ties.
Source : xinhua | 03-Jan-2009 16:05
Rice to visit China Jan 7-8
US SECRETARY of State Condoleezza Rice will visit China on Jan 7 and 8, the foreign ministry said here Friday, in her last scheduled trip before the Bush administration leaves office.
Source : topix.net | 03-Jan-2009 15:25
Three killed, two injured in fireworks blast in China's Shandong
Three people died and two were injured in a blast at an illegal fireworks plant on Saturday afternoon in east China's Shandong Province. The blast occurred at about 4:30 p.m. in an abandoned kiln that was being used illegally for producing fireworks by a man in Yuhe Town, Weifang City, the city government said.
Source : xinhua | 03-Jan-2009 15:16
Schools lift the veil on sex education
"Mama!" Gu Mengran, 12, turned to her mother when asked about the sex education class at school, giving a shy smile.
Source : xinhua | 03-Jan-2009 14:35
Fire destroys one car of Beijing - Ulan Bator train, no casualties reported
One car of a train from Beijing to Moscow caught fire on Saturday afternoon but firefighters said that no casualties were reported.
Source : xinhua | 03-Jan-2009 14:23
China's Chengdu airport plans 18,000 flights for Lunar New Year
CHENGDU, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Flights at Shuangliu ...
Source : xinhua | 03-Jan-2009 13:27
Explosion in China chemical plant
At least five people were killed in an explosion at a chemical plant in east China, state media reported on Saturday.
Source : timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 03-Jan-2009 13:08
Yunnan section of Sino-Vietnam border project completes
All the land border demarcation work in the Yunnan area was completed on Dec. 20, in accordance with the "Vietnam-China Land Border Treaty."
Source : xinhua | 03-Jan-2009 12:41
Palestinian police ban pro-Hamas protests
Palestinian police in the West Bank violently cracked down on protests organized by their Hamas rivals Friday as rallies against Israeli air strikes in Gaza turned into demonstrations against the Palestinian Authority.
Police of Mahmoud Abbas' Palestinian Authority pounced on demonstrators protesting seven days of heavy Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip targeting the militant Hamas movement.
Abbas has blamed Hamas for bringing the attacks on themselves by repeatedly firing rockets into Israel. These criticisms, though, have angered many in the face of Israel's assaults.
Source : topix.net | 03-Jan-2009 10:51
China seeks cure for Spring Festival rail travel headache
For many Chinese who want to nab railway tickets home for the annual Spring Festival migration, the government's promise of having a better system by 2012 is just a distant hope.
Source : xinhua | 03-Jan-2009 10:35
Museums adapting to change after one year of free admission
?BEIJING, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- "I wish I could come here ...
Source : xinhua | 03-Jan-2009 09:01
Explosion in China chemical plant, five killed
At least five people were killed in an explosion at a chemical plant in east China, state media reported on Saturday.
Source : timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 03-Jan-2009 07:06
US parents want answers after China milk scare
Beth Flanders was on her way to China to adopt her 17-month-old daughter in September when she received a warning from her adoption agency: An industrial chemical that can cause kidney stones had been found in ...
Source : topix.net | 03-Jan-2009 06:19
China dairies offer text apology
Chinese dairy companies involved in the tainted milk scandal have apologised in a New Year text message sent to millions of mobile phone subscribers.
Source : topix.net | 03-Jan-2009 01:51
Taiwan newspaper says Hu's cross-Straits proposals positive
One of Taiwan's biggest newspapers in said people in Taiwan mostly hold positive opinions about the six proposals.
Source : xinhua | 02-Jan-2009 17:21
Free voices on Internet new path to democracy in China
Chinese netizens have made their voices heard more loudly and their presence better recognized in headline news events over the past year.
Source : xinhua | 02-Jan-2009 15:17