The big shift
| Was the recent spate of earthquakes related? Experts say no. | TRAGICALLY, over 230,000 lives (the actual number is still unknown) have been lost in Haiti due to a magnitude-7.0 earthquake that hit ...
Look at the numbers before predicting China's triumph
| By David Ignatius | Commentary by | Thursday, March 11, 2010 | - Powered by | The bubbly enthusiasm that many analysts express about the Chinese economy reminds me of the old-time variety show host ...
Need to know: Melrose profits ... Jongleurs launch ... Laird results ...
| View video and Need to Know interactive heatmap | Economics | Industrial production: Official figures showed that industrial production fell by 0.4 per cent in January, after rising by 0.5 per cent ...
Old friends in a new world
| As the visiting Russian Premier Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh celebrate the deepening of the Indo-Russian bilateral relationship this week with a range of impressive agreements on...
China to conduct maiden space docking in 2011: expert
| BEIJING -┬аChina will launch an unmanned space module, Tiangong-1, in the first half of 2011, and the Shenzhou-8 spacecraft in the second half of the year, to carry out the nation's first-ever space...
China mulls legislation of officials' personal asset declaration
| BEIJING - A senior Chinese lawmaker said on Wednesday that legislation requiring public officials to declare their personal assets is under consideration and seen as a move to prevent corruption and...
Central China province broadcasts court trial live online
| ZHENGZHOU - A court in central China's Henan Province broadcasted a trial live online on Wednesday amid the province's efforts to invite public scrutiny of its judicial system. | Netizens across Chi...
China to speed up legislation on reforming reeducation
| BEIJING -┬аA Chinese legislative official said here Wednesday that the top lawmaking body would speed up legislation on "education and correction of illegal acts" this year in an effort to "reform a...
Two sessions draw global attention: Russian commentator
| MOSCOW - China's annual peak policy-making sessions have drawn attention from global mainstream media because of China's unique role, according to RIA Novosti political commentator Dmitry Kosyrev. |...
Gang boss stands trial in mob crackdown
| KUNMING - An alleged ringleader and his 32 gang members stood trial Wednesday on gang-related charges in southwest China's Yunnan Province. | Shen Chao, the alleged ringleader, faces seven charges, ...
2.29b long-distance bus passengers during Spring Festival
| BEIJING - The number of long-distance bus passengers stood at 2.29 billion in China for the 40-day Spring Festival traffic rush which ended Wednesday. | The figure, almost doubling the country's tot...
Pandas from quake-hit Sichuan settle down in C China
| WUHAN - Two giant pandas have now "settled down" in central China's Hubei Province after their old home was damaged in the Wenchuan Earthquake that jolted southwest China in 2008. | The two mal...
Diversified ethnic costumes of NPC deputies
| A deputy of Zhuang ethnic group to the Third Session of the National People's Congress (NPC) from southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region takes notes during a panel discussion on the work...
China expected to stimulate world travel economy in 2010
| BERLIN - Although the financial crisis of 2009 greatly affected all sectors of the travel industry, the World Travel Trends report released on Wednesday in Berlin predicted a slight recovery from so...
Adelaide reap the rewards in China
| ADELAIDE United set themselves up for another fruitful Asian Champions League adventure with a model away performance and a 2-0 victory over Shandong Luneng in China last night. | Former Brisbane Ro...
Rio Tinto boss off to China for key talks
| RIO Tinto boss Tom Albanese is expected to meet key Chinese officials at a big economic forum in just over a week. | Amid the highly-secretive annual iron ore price talks, and with the trial of Rio ...
Senior cadre labels referendum `illegal'
A senior mainland official yesterday said holding a referendum in Hong Kong is illegal. | //--> Scarlett Chiang | Thursday, March 11, 2010 | ADVERTISEMENT | A senior mainland official yesterday said h...
Nan Shan sale conditions out today
Taiwan's financial regulator will brief lawmakers today on the conditions needed to allow American International Group Inc to sell its local unit. | //--> Thursday, March 11, 2010 | Taiwan's financial...
Telco dials into bank
China Mobile (0941) agreed to pay 39.8 billion yuan (HK$44.32 billion) for a 20 percent stake in Shanghai Pudong Development Bank to develop its mobile finance and mobile e-commerce business. | //--> ...
Young Chinese left high and dry
| Shanghai: The luxury apartment buildings Yang Xuhua passes on her way to work are a daily reminder of her own frustrated efforts to buy a home. Prices for even modest apartments in Shanghai have soa...
Beijing likely to hold off on more property measures - for now
| Beijing/Hong Kong: China is likely to hold off on any fresh moves to cool its property market for the next few months amid signs that earlier measures have had some success in curbing price rises. |...
