A Heilongjiang-based cattle famer lamented: "Why no melamine was detected in milk produced in the province? Because we have never heard it before." Ignorance is bliss?
Scholar Guo Tianyong tells the EO that a pilot program for establishing micro-credit companies in Zhejiang province is an attractive opportunity for underground credit firms to be legalized.
Dongguan introduced a new, more "humane" resident pass system on August 1, replacing its 25-year-old predecessor. But what makes it more humane? And what kind of information is stored on it?
As the Pearl River Delta prepares to move away from labor-intensive industries, what will become of the millions of Chinese migrant workers living there?
Part II of a special report that traces 40 years of development in Asia, focusing on challenges facing the region in the post-1997 Asian financial crisis era.
EO reporter Li Xiang traces 40 years of economic development in Asia in this two-part series, starting from the time when Asia Drama was penned, predicting a doomed future for the region.
Part II of this special focus on the frail Vietnamese economy surveys economists' opinions on lessons learned for China, what it could do to help, and how Chinese enterprises are faring in Vietnam.
In a two-part special focus, the EO explores the current economic turbulences in Vietnam and draws comparison with China based on field researches and interviews with experts from both countries.
Satellite and remote sensing photos show that as of a week ago, landslide-dammed lakes caused after the Sichuan earthquake were rising and submerging villages.
Satellite photos obtained by the EO show how lakes dammed by landslides in Sichuan are posing a growing threat to populations in areas that could be flooded.
While teams work to repair damaged infrastructure and water-projects, evacuation exercises have begun to prepare for flooding if dammed-lakes burst their banks.
