China auto sales rose 6.7 percent in 2008BEIJING - Auto sales in China rose 6.7 percent in 2008 despite slackening sales on the global market, China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) said Monday. World Bank urges China to reform water managementBEIJING - China must overhaul its water management systems to provide better legal protection and more open competition for the increasingly scare resource, the World Bank said Monday. China, US celebrate 30 years of their diplomatic tiesBEIJING - China and the US Monday kicked off a series of events to mark the 30th year of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries. ‘600,000 workers left south China due to unemployment’BEIJING - An estimated 600,000 migrant workers have left China’s southern Guangdong Province in 2008 due to unemployment after the worldwide financial crisis hit the region, a government official said Thursday. Lenovo to lose 2,500 staff worldwideBEIJING - Chinese-owned computer maker Lenovo Thursday said it plans to lose about 2,500 staff, or 10 percent of its global workforce, in the next three months. Not-so-cuddly panda mauls man in BeijingBEIJING - A giant panda at Beijing Zoo mauled an intruder who climbed into its enclosure, state media said Thursday. Hard times ahead for Chinese economyBEIJING - Unemployment driven by the global financial crisis could cause social unrest in China, though the economy looks set to reach its annual growth target of eight percent, a study said. Over 73,000 killed in road accidents in China last yearBEIJING - About 73,500 people lost their lives in road accidents in China last year, a drop by 10 percent from a year ago, the ministry of public security said Sunday. China quake survivors get over $1 bn in government aidBEIJING - China Sunday said that more than 10.7 billion yuan (about $1.6 billion) in government aid were distributed to the survivors of the devastating May 12 earthquake last year. Chinese dairy firms say sorry for melamine-tainted milkBEIJING - Through a New Year text message sent to millions of mobile phone subscribers, a group of Chinese dairy firms has apologised to people for the country’s biggest milk scandal that killed at least six babies and made 290,000 ill. China marks 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties with TaiwanBEIJING - China Wednesday commemorated the 30th anniversary of the announcement of Message to Compatriots in Taiwan that ended its military confrontation with Taipei. Taiwan can join global bodies within one China policy: HuBEIJING - China Wednesday said it is willing to discuss with Taiwan ‘proper and reasonable’ arrangements for the island’s participation in international organisations, as long as they conform to the ‘one China’ policy. China to set up ‘pre-emptive’ food safety network: officialBEIJING - The Chinese government is preparing a ‘pre-emptive’ monitoring system to ensure food safety to prevent recurrence of the countrywide tained baby food scandal that killed six infants and sickened nearly 30,000. China’s tainted milk companies to compensate victimsBEIJING - Victims of contaminated milk in China would get compensation from the dairy firms involved in the scandal, China’s Dairy Industry Association announced here Saturday. China punishes 5,000 officials for corruptionBEIJING - The Chinese government has taken penal actions against some 5,000 senior officials for corruption and breach of law, a senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC) said Friday. Peking University tops billionaire alumni list in China: StudyBEIJING - The China University Alumni Association has released a list of universities where the richest Chinese graduated. Peking University topped the list with 35 billionaire alumni. China’s economic crisis widening: ReportBEIJING - The deepening global economic crisis, weakened investment and difficulties in industrial production have affected the Chinese economy in a manner unseen in many years, according to a Cabinet report presented to the parliament. China’s foreign trade to hit $2.6 trillion in 2008BEIJING - China’s total volume of foreign trade is expected to reach $2.6 trillion in 2008, up from $2.17 trillion last year, Commerce Minister Chen Deming said Tuesday. Moderate earthquake jolts TaiwanBEIJING - An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale struck southwest Taiwan Tuesday morning, the earthquake network centre of China said. Signalling new ties, China sends two giant pandas to TaiwanTAIPEI/BEIJING - Two giant pandas given by China to Taiwan arrived in Taipei Tuesday amid huge public interest in the latest sign of improving ties between the two political rivals. China asks India, Pakistan to probe Mumbai attacksBEIJING - China Tuesday called on India and Pakistan to probe the Mumbai terror attacks through peaceful consultations. |
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