» Google to delete Wi-Fi data collected in HK
07/31/10 01:42
Hong Kong's Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data Roderick Woo said on Friday Google has agreed to erase all the Wi-Fi payload data collected in the city and the watchdog decided not to launch a formal investigation to the leading search engine.
» China aims to make yuan convertible
07/31/10 01:27
The ultimate goal of China's exchange rate reform is to make the yuan a fully convertible currency, Yi Gang, head of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE), said Friday.
» Chinese website sued for spreading new blockbuster
07/31/10 00:49
VeryCD.com, a leading Chinese website offering free movie and music downloads, was sued over illegally spreading the latest martial art film "Ip Man 2," an official with the China Film Copyright Protection Association (CFCPA) said Friday.
» China to launch fifth orbiter for its own "GPS"
07/31/10 00:32
China will launch its fifth orbiter into space, as part of its satellite navigation and positioning network known as Beidou, or Compass system, in the next few days.
» AIDS expert tells gay men to face up to responsibilities
07/30/10 23:02
A leading international expert on HIV/AIDS Friday challenged China's gay men to front up to their responsibilities in fighting the spread of the disease.
» China's 10-year national education plan
07/30/10 23:00
China published in full the country's national education plan for the next decade Thursday, pledging to shape a learning society and turn China into a country rich in talent by 2020.
» China mulls charity law hoped to increase transparency
07/30/10 22:50
China is drafting a charity law to ensure charities enjoy favorable taxation policies and rights to manage their properties, the Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council said here Friday.
» China moves to ensure transparent use of quake-relief funds
07/30/10 22:31
China introduced a regulation to ensure transparent use of quake-relief funds Friday, a day after auditing authorities reported millions of yuan in quake-relief donations had not been turned in to the relevant organizations and agencies.
» Air China subsidiary to buy 10 Airbus planes for $814m
07/30/10 22:26
Air China, the country's leading carrier, said late Friday that one of its subsidiary airlines would pay $814 million to buy 10 Airbus 320-series passenger planes.
» At least 5 die after bus falls off cliff in C China
07/30/10 22:26
At least five people were confirmed dead after a bus fell off a cliff in central China's Hubei Province Friday afternoon, local authorities said.
» Police apologize in person to 'wanted' journalist
07/30/10 21:53
Police in east China were heading to Beijing Friday to offer a face-to-face apology to a journalist whom they wrongly subjected to an arrest warrant, local authorities said Friday.
» False alarm: What's behind the Google search block report?
07/30/10 21:48
Google triggered a false alarm Thursday by posting a notice that its search engine and several other services had been cut off in China - a key market where the company has gained a second place in market share.
» China's corn imports to help curb soaring prices
07/30/10 21:19
China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the country's top economic planner, said Friday that corn imports will help curb soaring corn prices.
» China opposes EU sanctions on Iran
07/30/10 21:17
China opposed unilateral sanctions levied on Iran by the European Union (EU), said Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu here on Friday.
» Huge coal deposit found in NE China
07/30/10 20:56
China's Liaoning Province has discovered a coal deposit of at least 1 billion tonnes, one of the largest found in the resources-rich northeast China, the Northeast Coalfield Geological Bureau said Friday.
» PLA holds drill before anniversary
07/30/10 20:46
Warplanes fly during a military drill held by Air Force of Guangzhou Military Region of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) based in Guangzhou, capital of South China's Guangdong province, July 29, 2010.
» 2 dead, 10+ injured in office explosion in central China
07/30/10 19:13
At least two people were killed and more than 10 injured Friday afternoon in an explosion at a local taxation office building in Changsha City, capital of central China's Hunan Province.
» China's defense expenditure at appropriate level
07/30/10 19:06
China's defense expenditure has always been maintained at a reasonable and appropriate level, a Defense Ministry spokesman said here Friday.
» Moral standards for officials' personal life necessary
07/30/10 18:02
New standards adopted by a county in China for performance assessment based on officials' moral conduct outside of work was a step forward, according to a commentary in the official newspaper of the Communist Party of China (CPC).
» China to participate in drill in Kazakhstan
07/30/10 16:41
More than 1,000 army and air force officers and soldiers from China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) will take part in an anti-terror exercise in Kazakhstan this autumn, a Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman said Friday.
» Concept vehicles put the brakes on Shanghai
07/30/10 16:38
EN-V, a concept vehicle is unveiled at the SAIC-GM Pavilion of the Shanghai Expo, July 28, 2010. An exhibition named ‘Non-stop to 2030’ set a model for an ideal city where the traffic moves freely with good road conditions. And 2030 could not come sooner for those touring the Expo. Rongxiang, from Shanghai, grumbled during his visit that “moving one point to another point within Shanghai takes hours to reach, and most of our time was wasted in traffic problem.” Rong was amazed by EN-V’s convenie..
» 2010 Taiwan International Tattoo Convention kicks off
07/30/10 16:35
2010 Taiwan International Tattoo Convention is held in Taipei July 30, 2010.
» Construction of S China nuclear power plant starts
07/30/10 16:21
Construction on the first phase of a nuclear power plant started in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region Friday.
» 6 miners dead after colliery cave in E China
07/30/10 16:18
Six people were dead Friday after a cave-in in a coal mine in East China's Jiangsu province, said local authorities.
» Domestic violence victims to get compensation
07/30/10 15:40
Victims of domestic violence may get more legal help with compensation, according to a draft aiming to prevent and restrain family violence in East China's Zhejiang province, Xinhuanet.com reported Friday.
» China reiterates sovereignty over S China Sea
07/30/10 15:31
A Chinese Defense Ministry official Friday said China had "indisputable sovereignty" over islands in the South China Sea and the surrounding waters, one week after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton talked of US "national interests" in the area.
» ECFA signed to enhance Taiwan's enthusiasm for the CIFIT
07/30/10 15:12
Ye Shuangyu, the deputy director and secretary-general of the organizing committee, vice governor of Fujian province said, "Taiwan's enthusiasm for its participation in CIFIT and its cooperation efforts are higher than the previous years. If our preliminary work has been done well, it will greatly promote this year's cross-strait economy and trade."
» Mainland will agree to cross-Strait military talks
07/30/10 15:12
The Chinese mainland will agree to discuss military security and mutual trust across the Taiwan Strait "at a proper time" so as to maintain stability in the region, a defense spokesman said Friday.
» Chinese, Mexican FMs agree to promote ties
07/30/10 14:32
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and his Mexican counterpart Patricia Espinosa agreed here Thursday to enhance strategic cooperation between their countries.
» PLA hopes to enhance intl co-op in disaster relief
07/30/10 13:55
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) hopes to enhance exchange and cooperation with their counterparts in other countries to ensure effective and coordinated relief work in cases of natural disaster, a Defense Ministry spokesman said here Friday.
