Sheep business faces dilemma of eco conservation2011-10-06

In Chicheng, sheep farming had been a main source of income for many local residents for years. However, the region has been targeted by government authorities who are seeking to stop desertification and conserve water resources.


Golf mania2011-10-06

Golf is a "green opium", joked Li Xiaoming, a 52-year-old Beijing businessman who played the sport almost every day in the year that he was most fanatical about it.


More than 8m subsidized housing units under construction2011-09-09

Local governments across China started building or renovating 8.68 million government-subsidized housing units in the January-August period, roughly 1.3 million units short of what the central government ordered for the year.


Wen vows to increase investment in rural education2011-09-09

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has promised to increase rural education investment and improve the welfare of rural students.


Commercial operations restricted at historic sites2011-09-01

China has ordered its public museums and cultural heritage institutions to halt commercial operations that run contrary to public interests, after an exclusive club was discovered in the Forbidden City earlier this year.


Mooncake gifts bump workers over tax threshold2011-09-01

"I prefer cash and shopping cards from my boss as holiday gifts because mooncakes are often over packaged and cost more than their real value," said Li Mao from the northern city of Shijiazhuang, capital of Hebei province.


Lack of oil leak report worries fishers2011-09-01

Fishers in Hebei province are worried that the absence of an official report showing how a recent oil leak has affected the environment of Bohai Bay will cool the overseas demand for their fish.


Govt leadership changes continue2011-08-30

More regional leadership reshuffles may be expected as the Communist Party of China (CPC) gears up for next year's Party congress.


Wen urges efforts to ensure agricultural production2011-08-28

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao urged more efforts by local governments to ensure agricultural production during an inspection tour of the northern Hebei Province from Friday to Sunday.


More oil seepage Bohai Bay platforms2011-08-27

More oil has been detected near the two leaking oil platforms in Northeast China's Bohai Bay, authorities said.