Imperial cabinet sets record at spring auction
Source: Chinadaily
Beijing :: China | updated 2013-06-13 00:41:44 -0700 | lifestyle-news
A rare wooden cabinet that was p art of the Chinese imperial collection has sold for over 90 million yuan at an auction in Beijing ...With a starting price of a cool 28 million Yuan, this piece fetched a staggering...
Small cities play growing role in film market
Source: Chinadaily
Beijing :: China | updated 2013-06-13 00:40:53 -0700 | entertainment-news
Northeast China's Liaoning province surged to 25.6 million yuan ($4.17 million) in 2012 from 2.65 million yuan the year earlier, a year-on-year growth of 867 percent, according to statistics from EntGroup Consulting, a Beijing -based entertainment industry consultancy.
Desert oasis
Source: Chinadaily
Beijing :: China | updated 2013-06-13 00:40:34 -0700 | lifestyle-news
Most tourists to the Inner Mongolia autonomous region seek out the famous grasslands, but Wang Kaihao finds a kaleidoscope of colors in Wuhai. Seeing the Gobi Desert from the window of an airplane does not give the best first impression,...
Most Americans positive on China: Poll
Source: China News
Beijing :: China | updated 2013-06-13 00:39:41 -0700 | political-news
A total of 55 percent of Americans surveyed between June 1 and 4 described China as either a US ally (11 percent) or a nation friendly to the US (44 percent). On the negative side, 40 percent of respondents saw...
EU wine producers surprised by Chinese investigation
Source: Chinadaily
Beijing :: China | updated 2013-06-13 00:39:00 -0700 | business-news
European wine producers said they have been shocked at the arrival of a Chinese anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation into wine imported from the European Union announced by the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) on Wednesday. Francois Regis, head of the Chateau...
China crew dock with space laboratory
Source: BBC
Beijing :: China | updated 2013-06-13 00:38:08 -0700 | technology-news
Chinese capsule docks with space laboratory A capsule carrying three Chinese astronauts is reported to have docked with the Tiangong-1 space laboratory. The procedure came two days after the crew blasted off from Inner Mongolia on a Long March 2F...
China, Russia forces start joint exercise
Source: China News
Beijing :: China | updated 2013-06-13 00:36:49 -0700 | travel-news
Chinese and Russian special forces kicked off a 10-day joint training exercise in Beijing on Tuesday...The two forces aim to learn from each other and improve counter-terror skills and tactics through the "Cooperation 2013" exercise, which will consist of training...
Govt to tighten taxation on individuals
Source: Chinadaily
Beijing :: China | updated 2013-06-13 00:36:23 -0700 | business-news
The government is likely to bring individuals under stricter control in accordance with a draft amendment on the Law on the Administration of Tax Collection, which calls for including all individuals in a compulsory taxation category. In China, compulsory individual...
Chinese shares slump Friday over liquidity worries
Source: Chinadaily
Beijing :: China | updated 2013-06-13 00:35:49 -0700 | business-news
Chinese shares slumped Friday over worries of tightening liquidity as money-market rates soared. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 1.39 percent, or 31.21 points, to end at 2,210.90. The Shenzhen Component Index sank 2.64 percent, or 237.48 points, to 8,763.61....
China enhances protection for insurants
Source: Chinadaily
Beijing :: China | updated 2013-06-13 00:35:39 -0700 | business-news
China's top court issued a judicial interpretation on Friday, specifying provisions to prevent insurance companies from unreasonably repudiating claims. The explanation, which will take effect on June 8, is aimed at better regulating insurer s' business conduct and controlling insurants'...
China central bank ready to unveil deposit insurance
Source: Chinadaily
Beijing :: China | updated 2013-06-13 00:35:37 -0700 | business-news
China's central bank said Friday that a long-awaited deposit insurance system is ready to be launched, as conditions are ripe and a consensus has been reached within the government. The system will help "increase the flexibility of commercial banks in...
China Times: Opening KMT-CPC political dialogue
Source: Taiwan News
Beijing :: China | updated 2013-06-13 09:06:40 -0700 | political-news
On Monday, President Ma Ying-jeou arranged a meeting with ruling Kuomintang Honorary Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung ahead of Wu's departure for China , where he will meet with Communist Party of China (CPC) General Secretary Xi Jinping.
Food waste hinders China���s sustainable development
Source: Chinadaily
Beijing :: China | updated 2013-06-13 00:34:36 -0700 | green-news
The lateststatistics from the State Grain Administration show that food wasted annually in China is valued at more than 200 billion yuan, with an equivalent value of 80 billion kilograms of grains that can feed about 250 million people a...
China's foreign trade growth slows in May
Source: Chinadaily
Beijing :: China | updated 2013-06-13 00:33:06 -0700 | business-news
China's foreign trade growth slowed sharply in May, partly as a result of new government rules to curb capital inflows disguised as trade payments, new data has showed. Total foreign trade volume grew 0.4 percent year-on-year last month to $345.1...
China, Latin America to boost agricultural co-op
Source: Chinadaily
Beijing :: China | updated 2013-06-13 00:32:57 -0700 | business-news
China, Latin America n and Caribbean countries will look to eliminate trade barriers as they look to boost agricultural coo peration, a joint statement said Sunday. Efforts will also be made to simplify trade procedures, according to a statement from...
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