In China, urban and rural dwellers spend most of their family income on childrens education, which is increasingly becoming the main cause of poverty for households, according to a recent survey.The conclusion is based on a national survey of 4,128 peop…
Foreigners working in China have to pay personal income tax only if their monthly pay is above 4,800 yuan (US$592), up from the previous threshold of 4,000 yuan (US$493), Xinhua reported yesterday.The revised law on personal income tax became effective …
China will have to make tremendous efforts if it is to become a moderately developed country by the middle of this century, according to experts.He Chuanqi, director of China Modernization Research Centre under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, told Chin…
Chinas State Council on Thursday issued the guidelines on the national medium- and long-term program for science and technology development (2006-2020), which sets the proportion of research and development expenditure in the gross domestic product at 2…
Xinhua News Agency published a commentary on chartered passenger flights across the Taiwan Straits during the Spring Festival, asking when the restrictions on the chartered flights will be lifted.The chartered flights have been operated three times, in …
A senior civil aviation official called for the establishment of regular charter flights across the Taiwan Straits as the Spring Festival charter-flight programme ended yesterday.Packed to capacity with 260 Taiwan passengers, Shanghai Airlines flight FM…
Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing held talks with Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg in Oslo on Monday, with both sides expressing their common will to expand cooperation in various fields.Stoltenberg appraised the current bilateral r…
The Chinese Ministry of Railways has moved promptly to deal with heavy snows and rains which hit the central and eastern parts of the country since the start of February.Moderate and heavy snowfalls and rainfalls were reported in the provinces and munic…
The Democratic Alliance for Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB) Monday held a protest against Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Asos remarks of glorifying its 50-year colonization of Taiwan and using the word "country" when mentioning the island.Shouti…
Members of the Communist Party of China (CPC) should improve their working styles to protect peoples legal interests, said a senior CPC official in Tianjin on Saturday.Wu Guanzheng, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Cen…
Death certificates for the 14 Egyptian coach crash victims have been issued and insurance companies will arrange to transport the deceased back to Hong Kong as soon as possible, Principal Assistant Secretary for Security Linda So says.Nine survivors, ac…
BEIJING, Jan. 24 -- Chinas Ministry of Health yesterday announced one more human case of bird flu, bringing the tally up to 10 cases.The infected person is a 29-year-old woman surnamed Cao from Jinhua Town of Chengdu, Southwest Chinas Sichuan Province, …
BEIJING, Jan. 23 -- Its a typical day in the life of a Chinese college student: wake up early in the morning, wolf down a bland meal in a busy cafeteria, struggle to stay awake through boring lectures,and study hard all day, only to curl up on an uncomf…
BEIJING, Jan. 23 -- Sitting through China Central Televisions (CCTV) Spring Festival shows following the traditional family reunion feast was once a custom for millions of Chinese people.In recent years, however, as more and more people, especially the …
A pair of brown bears stage a snow-filed "fight" at Hefei Safari Park, Central Chinas Anhui Province on January 21, 2006. Wild animals get refreshed as heavy snow hits the zoo, which brings about a white scenery. [newsphoto]A Squirrel Monkey s…
