Housing and social security top issues
2011-02-22 07:32:31
"Livelihood issues", including an improved social security system and the provision of affordable housing, remain the top concerns of Chinese people.
Head of elite Chinese university jailed
2011-02-21 20:00:05
A former leader of a prestigious Chinese university in central China's Hubei province has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for taking bribes, the Legal Daily reported Monday.
Charity transparency criticised
2011-02-21 07:10:52
Charity in China is still receiving harsh criticism from the general public because of the slow progress being made in making it more transparent despite the fact that people's enthusiasm for philanthropy has risen ever since the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.
Official calls for better social management
2011-02-20 21:19:46
Senior Chinese official Zhou Yongkang reiterated the necessity to improve and innovate social management so as to "ensure the country's long-term peace and stability". Hu urges efforts to create greater harmony
School's out for city's 300 missing teachers
2011-02-18 07:14:14
More than 300 teachers at public schools in a city in Central China have been missing from the classroom for the past two years but have still been claiming their government paychecks, according to an article from Xinhua News Agency.
Migrant labor wanted in Shanghai, Yiwu
2011-02-17 19:42:04
Thousands of companies in Zhejiang province gathered in Yiwu in search of workers the first day after the Spring Festival holiday.
Shanghai to invest 40 billion yuan on tourism
2011-02-17 17:30:04
Shanghai plans to invest more than 40 billion yuan (about $6.1 billion) to accelerate its development as a "world-famous tourist city" under the municipality's 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015).
Micro bloggers in focus
2011-02-17 16:58:40
A woman was charged 3,900 yuan by China Unicom for tweeting via her smart phone from Moscow last December, and it was called the "most expensive micro blog ever."
Micro bloggers in focus
2011-02-17 16:58:40
A woman was charged 3,900 yuan by China Unicom for tweeting via her smart phone from Moscow last December, and it was called the "most expensive micro blog ever."
Lectures to help residents get justice
2011-02-17 07:03:36
Residents of this city can now attend legal lectures and counseling to learn how to obtain just compensation from developers who expropriate their land and force them to move.
7 found hiding in bus luggage hold
2011-02-16 15:26:17
Seven people were found hiding in the luggage compartment of a passenger bus on the Yongjin Expressway in Jinhua city, East China’s Zhejiang province
Scammers fake debts, stage lawsuits to get cars
2011-02-16 07:17:41
Online articles have been suggesting collaborations between used car sellers and buyers that involve lawsuits over fake debts to circumvent the capital's license plate issuance limits.