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Police Rob Victim’s Corpse From Family at Hospital Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
To cover-up a death caused by a forced demolition, police went to extremes to abscond with the victim’s corpse from the family in the hospital's parking lot in eastern China’s Yantai C...
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Study Documents What May Be First Cases Of Certain Tick-borne Disease In China Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
— It appears that for the first time human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA), an emerging tick-borne infectious disease found in the U.S. and Europe, has been identified in China and apparently was...
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Stranded Chinese in Thailand to be flown back Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
Chinese aviation authority said Saturday that four of the country's airlines would operate five flights to Thailand to bring home stranded Chinese tourists there due to the closure of the Suvarnabhumi...
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China calls for assistance to developing countries Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
China called on the international community to substantially help developing countries to maintain financial stability and economic growth so as to cope with the global financial crisis. Vice Foreign...
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Daughters say China kept them Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
Beijing - The family of a Chinese scientist and businessman convicted of spying for Taiwan expressed shock and outrage at his execution and charged the Chinese government with keeping it "in the dark....
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Hong Kong policeman is second officer in days to kill themselves Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
Hong Kong - - A Hong Kong police officer assigned to an elite anti-gangster squad has been found dead after shooting himself with his handgun, news reports said Saturday. Yau Chak-ping, 39, who worked...
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Hong Kong mother jailed for abandoning baby on hillside Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
Hong Kong - A mother who abandoned her 5-day-old baby on a hillside has been jailed for six months in Hong Kong, a court report said Saturday. Pakistani Maria Bibi, 24, left her son wearing only a dia...
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Shanghai defies slump with tallest building plan Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
SHANGHAI -- Three months after opening the world’s second tallest skyscraper, Shanghai is about to start construction of an even taller building, defying an economic slowdown and slumping property v...
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China’s small businesses face tough winter Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
BEIJING -- China’s small businesses face a tough winter, helped “only a little” by the government’s US$586 billion stimulus package, said Li Zibin, chairman of the China Association of Small a...
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Star Cruises plans to launch Taiwan-China cruise service Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Star Cruises, the world’s third-largest cruise line and the leading Asia-Pacific cruise line, plans to launch a cruise service between Taiwan and China in early 2009, its Taiwan ma...
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Shanghai to recruit financial talent left jobless Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
SHANGHAI -- Officials from Shanghai, China’s financial hub, will travel to the United States and Europe next month on a recruiting mission, potentially offering jobs to fund managers, policy analyst...
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Foreign ICT purchases in Taiwan rise in 2008 Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The local buying offices of foreign information and communication technology (ICT) companies procured US$86.8 billion worth of ICT and electronics goods in Taiwan in 2008, a 6.9 perc...
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Taiwan to become GPA member Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan is expected to officially sign the Government Procurement Agreement under the framework of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in early December in the name of “Independent C...
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Chinese make test flight of 1st home-built jet Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
SHANGHAI, China -- China's first fully homegrown commercial aircraft, the ARJ-21, made a successful maiden flight Friday, a key step in the country's ambitious aviation program. Authorities said earl...
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Gome chairman under investigation for alleged irregular trading Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
Gome Electrical Appliances Holding Ltd chairman Huang Guangyu is under investigation for alleged irregular trading in the stocks of Sanlian Commerce and Zhongguancun, said the China Securities Regulat...
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Retail tycoon embroiled in irregularities Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) said on Friday that a probe into Huang Guangyu, chairman of Gome Electrical Appliances Holding Ltd, was mainly because of his alleged irregularities i...
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China sees mounting number of IPR cases Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
China's courts had handled more than 20,000 cases related to intellectual property rights (IPR) in the first ten months of 2008, a year-on-year rise of nearly 40 percent. It was revealed by a senior ...
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Stiffer penalties set for IPR violations Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
Chinese courts will impose greater penalties on intellectual property rights (IPR) violations, to allow the judiciary to play a leading role in the country's overall IPR protection strategy, a senior ...
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Home-made regional jet completes maiden flight Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
The country's first independently developed regional jet completed its maiden flight in Shanghai on Friday, marking a major stage in China's civil aircraft manufacturing industry, officials said.
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China Briefs—Nov 20 to Nov 23 Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
Residents drink tea beneath a bridge across the Yangtze River on November 28, in Chongqing. The Yangtze River has reached its flood peak this week. (China Photos/Getty Images)
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