County official sacked for falsification
Source: China News
Shanghai :: China | updated 2013-05-17 05:51:21 -0700 | political-news
Some posts published online on May 15 revealed that Chang Junsheng, who graduated from college in June last year, was promoted through an open selection program only a few months after his graduation, and questioned Chang's qualifications in terms of...
China earmarks fund for shantytown renovation
Source: China News
Shanghai :: China | updated 2013-05-17 13:55:54 -0700 | political-news
A total of 35.5 billion yuan ($5.73 billion) will be used to renovate run-down areas in Chinese cities this year, the country's Ministry of Finance (MOF) said Friday...The fund will be used mainly for subsidizing government-led renovation of run-down areas...
China's Mogao Grottoes to limit tourist flows
Source: China News
Shanghai :: China | updated 2013-05-17 05:07:11 -0700 | political-news
World Heritage Site in Northwest China's Gansu province, is to introduce new measures to control visitor flows and prevent damage to the caves' Buddhist frescoes. A stricter mechanism will be introduced in 2014 to control daily tourist volumes at the...
Chinese President meets Irish parliament leaders
Source: China News
Shanghai :: China | updated 2013-05-17 02:15:55 -0700 | political-news
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Irish parliamentary leaders Sean Barrett and Paddy Burke in Beijing on Friday, calling on the two sides to cement exchange and cooperation. Barrett and Burke, chairman respectively of Dail Eireann and Seanad Eireann, the...
9th Int'l Cultural Industries Fair opens in Shenzhen
Source: China News
Shanghai :: China | updated 2013-05-17 02:15:49 -0700 | political-news
A performer dances at the Shaanxi pavilion at the 9th China International Cultural Industries Fair in Shenzhen, Guangdong province on May 17, 2013...Since 2004, it has served as both an expo to showcase the latest cultural products in China, and...
Officials must improve their work style
Source: China News
Shanghai :: China | updated 2013-05-16 12:16:05 -0700 | political-news
Close ties must be developed with people, says Party School president Officials should continue to improve their work style and develop close ties with the people, said Liu Yunshan, president of the Party School of the Central Committee of the...
Businessmen expected to bridge cross-Straits ties
Source: China News
Shanghai :: China | updated 2013-05-15 12:30:50 -0700 | political-news
The mainland's Taiwan affairs chief has expressed hopes that mainland-based Taiwan businessmen will actively promote the peaceful development of cross-Straits relations. Zhang Zhijun, head of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, made the call on Wednesday while meeting...
Women's federation vows int'l co-op to build equal society
Source: China News
Shanghai :: China | updated 2013-05-15 12:30:45 -0700 | political-news
Wednesday that China will cooperate with countries in East Asia to make the region more equal and prosperous for both men and women. Shen, also vice chairwoman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, made...
Visa-free policy in Shanghai draws 3,800 visitors
Source: China News
Shanghai :: China | updated 2013-05-15 12:30:29 -0700 | political-news
Although the city's tourism administrative department considers the policy successful in luring more overseas tourists, industry professionals said the program still has room for improvement and called for more publicity about the policy. To cement its reputation as a global...
Li calls for more job channels for grads
Source: China News
Shanghai :: China | updated 2013-05-15 12:30:43 -0700 | political-news
The employment of college graduates is closely related to social stability and improvements in the economy and people's livelihoods, so effective measures should be taken to create more job opportunities, he said. "We should explore more employment channels and develop...
Counterfeit sanitary-napkin ring smashed
Source: China News
Shanghai :: China | updated 2013-05-15 06:24:15 -0700 | political-news
The amount of money involved was as much as 150 million yuan ($24.4 million). Since February, Quanzhou police in East China's Fujian province have received many reports from women who said they didn't feel well after using the products, the...
Helicopter hijacking confirmed by official
Source: China News
Shanghai :: China | updated 2013-05-15 10:42:28 -0700 | political-news
The helicopter, which was to spray pesticides, was hijacked by about 20 men at about 4 pm on Tuesday at Dezhou city, Xiajin county, according to an online post uploaded by a web user on weibo. The pilot was forced...
The forgotten town of black gold
Source: China News
Shanghai :: China | updated 2013-05-14 20:16:43 -0700 | political-news
This is the seventh in a regular series of reports brought together under the banner "Lost Horizons", which aim to show life in the less-reported areas of the country and to give a voice to those whose words often go...
Premier promises administrative streamlining to create jobs
Source: China News
Shanghai :: China | updated 2013-05-14 13:30:50 -0700 | political-news
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has called for reducing administrative barriers for launching businesses to create more job opportunities. On a nationwide tele-conference held on Monday about the functional transformation of the institutions under the State Council, or the cabinet, Li...
Migrants need psychological aid
Source: China News
Shanghai :: China | updated 2013-05-14 11:55:25 -0700 | political-news
Shanghai ( China Daily) A migrant worker who seriously injured his wife and 1-year-old son in separate incidents has once again put the spotlight on the lack of psychological support for the nation's floating population. The 31-year-old man, surnamed Chen,...
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