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- Grocers Up Price of China’s Favorite Ingredient
- Chinese cooks face yet another increase in their grocery bills as supermarkets prepare to raise the price of one of their favorite ingredients.
- 7月12日 16:54
- China to Announce Economic Data Early in Bid to Avoid Leaks
- The NBS will also move away from the practice of holding regular press conferences to announce economic data
- 7月7日 17:19
- Online Views: Can Central Bank Reign In Prices With Rate Hike?
- A selection of responses on micro blogs after the Central Bank raised interest rates for the third time this year.
- 7月7日 13:56
- One Dead and 29 Injured in Accident at Beijing Subway Station
- An escalator malfunction led to one death and more than 20 injuries at Beijing Zoo subway station earlier this morning
- 7月5日 14:22
- More Chinese Railway Officials Under Investigation
- Three high-level railway officials have been removed from their postions and detained by communist party investigators
- 6月24日 17:03
- China Looks to Alternate Sources as Corn Imports Look Set to Surge
- According to China's General Administration of Customs, the country sourced three quarters of the corn it imported in May from Myanmar
- 6月23日 16:15
- Beijing Seeks to Calm Fears of Killer Ticks
- After reports that lethal ticks are biting dogs in Beijing, the Centre for Disease Control has sought to calm worried citizens.
- 6月23日 11:59
- Closely-Watched Criminal Lawyer Released From Jail
- After serving out an eighteen-month jail sentence for coaching his mobster client to lie, Li Zhuang, a defense lawyer, was freed on June 11 and flew straight to Beijing.
- 6月21日 17:42
- Foxconn Employee Commits Suicide at Chengdu Plant
- Domestic media are reporting that an employee at Foxconn's Chengdu assembly plant leaped to his death in the early hours of this morning
- 5月26日 17:09
- Police Deny Rumors that Baotou Billionaire Faked Own Death
- Police in Baotou, a city in Inner Mongolia, have officially denied rumors that a local entreprenuer faked his own death last month
- 5月25日 18:23
- PetroChina's Refining Losses Said to have Expanded in April
- The losses are linked to the Chinese government's decision to limit the rise in domestic fuel prices despite recent increases in the international price of oil.
- 5月17日 19:28
- State Council Holds Talks With Experts on GM Food
- The State Council recently requested many well-known Chinese scholars to attend a hastily-arranged conference to discuss the commercialization of GM crops
- 5月13日 18:15
- Roundup of China's Major Economic Indicators for April
- A roundup of economic data released by the NBS, People's Bank of China and Ministry of Finance
- 5月11日 19:02
- Former Shenzhen Mayor Sentenced to Death
- Xu Zongheng was sentenced to death, with a two-year reprieve today on charges of accepting bribes
- 5月9日 14:49
- Former Head of Galaxy Securities Sentenced to Death for Accepting Bribes
- The former chairman of one of China's largest and oldest securities firms, was handed a death sentence after being found guilty of accepting 15 million yuan in bribes
- 5月9日 14:31
- Chongqing Hilton Shareholder Peng Zhimin Sentenced to Life in Prison
- Another gang-related trial in Chongqing involving bribery of officials ends with life sentence for gang leader
- 5月4日 15:29
- What Was Behind the Steep Fall in China's B-shares?
- Rumors questioning the likelihood of a merger of B-shares with either A-shares or a new International Board appear to have led to steep decline in the B-share index
- 5月3日 19:51
- Chief Engineer at MIIT Officially Removed from Position
- Following reports that Su Jinsheng (蘇金生), the chief engineer at the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), had been taken away for questioning and investigation by unspecified authorities on suspicion of violations of discipline emerg
- 4月29日 19:34
- NDRC Meets With Coal Companies to Discuss Prices
- The NDRC is unlikely to introduce strict price controls immediately, but if prices continue to rise it remains an option
- 4月27日 15:24
- Haikou Considers End to Property Purchase Restrictions as Market Cools - Updated
- After government revenues dropped, the mayor announced that the city plans to limit prices but not restrict purchases
- 4月26日 20:32
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