A nationwide campaign against ultra-thin plastic bag production and free plastic bags is to be launched from June 1 as part of the government fight against pollution.
White House race enters new phase
The unpredictable fight for the White House went national on Wednesday as candidates fanned out across the United States with Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barac Obama neck and neck.
12 Chinese killed, one injured in S.Korea fire
Twelve Chinese nationals died and another was badly injured when explosions ripped through a nearly completed cold storage warehouse south of Seoul.
China, US benefit from clean energy
US Commerce Assistant Secretary David Bohigian led the Second Clean-Energy Trade Mission to China this week, further promoting Sino-US collaboration on clean energy technology.
Scrapped Golden Globe ceremony hits Hollywood
Hollywood scrambled on Tuesday to assess the fallout from the decision to scrap the glittering Golden Globe movie and TV awards ceremony.
Gold futures add luster to Shanghai
Gold futures trading debuted on the Shanghai Futures Exchange Wednesday.
From the word go things looked good for investors with total turnover of all contracts amounting to 27.3 billion yuan. Contracts for delivery in June were up 6.34 percent from the opening price and December was up 8.86 percent.
China vows to stabilize prices, prevent price hikes
The Chinese government Wednesday took measures to stabilize market prices and increase the severity of punishments for those found guilty of driving up prices through hoarding or cheating.
The action is designed to safeguard consumers' interests and was implemented at a State Council executive meeting headed by Premier Wen Jiabao.
China Awards Top Science Prize
China granted its State Scientific and Technological Award for 2007 on Tuesday.
Chinese president Hu Jintao presented the 5 million yuan (about 600,000 U.S. dollars) awards at the Great Hall of the People which encourages the innovative capabilities of a national strategic priority.
China Eastern stake sale rejected
China Eastern Airline shareholders Tuesday rejected selling a 24 percent stake at HK$3.8 per share to Singapore Airlines and Temasek Holdings.
Around 77.6 percent of China Eastern’s shareholders rejected the proposed sale.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) quickly expressed its disappointment over the shareholders' rejection of its investment in China Eastern Airlines (CEA).
PICTURE SHOWS
A polar bear cub at the zoo in Nuremberg, Germany
A handout picture shows a cub born by polar bear Vera, sleeping at the zoo in Nuremberg on January 9. The zoo in southern Germany, previously under fire for letting a mother polar bear eat its five-week old cub, has bowed to media and public pressure and decided to hand rear its last surviving baby.
Imported from China, UK builds recyclable hotel
A British budget hotel chain operator Travelodge is building what it says the first recyclable hotel. It is constructed from pre-built, container-like crates imported from China. The steel modules could be dismantled at the end of the 120-room hotel’s life if necessary.
Brazil police recover stolen Picasso, Portinari
Brazilian police Tuesday recovered two valuable paintings that were stolen last month from the Sao Paulo Museum of Art and have made two arrests. The two canvasses are "Portrait of Suzanne Bloch" by Pablo Picasso and "The Coffee Worker" by Brazil's Candido Portinari.
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Brendan is an Australian who has been involved in education and writing for over a decade. He has published most recently for the Tiger Airways Inflight magazine, The Bangkok Post, The Taipei Times and Japan's Hiroshima Outside Magazine. He holds a Masters Degree in Community Development and Management and has resided in China for over 3 years.
Jonathan Stewart is a media and journalism expert from the United States with four years of experience as a writer and instructor. He accepted a foreign expert position with chinadaily.com.cn in June 2007 following the completion of his Master of Arts degree in International Relations and Comparative Politics.
