A powerful earthquake struck China's western Xinjiang province near the Soviet border, damaging hundreds of buildings and forcing the evacuation of at least 250 families, officials said Sunday.
Income taxes for foreign firms in China have been cut to 10% from 15% to encourage more investment, the China Daily reported.
Up to 10,000 people a day are flocking to a "magic pool" in east China's Anhui province in the hope of miracle cures, an official newspaper said.
China suffers from a waste of skilled manpower, with thousands of professionals and technicians
A tornado killed three people and injured 38 in the northeast China province of Jilin, the China Daily said Wednesday.
A young tortoise destined for the cooking pot tried but failed in a daring bid to escape during a recent domestic Chinese airline flight between Canton and Peking.
spread of AIDS and other infectious diseases, the official China Daily reported Thursday.
More than 200 African students marched for 2 1/2 hours through the Chinese capital Thursday to protest what they described as racism in China.
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The United States should consider allowing "moderate relaxation" of controls on export to China of
Chinese President Li Xiannian told Japanese legislators Wednesday that he wants to step down from the ruling Politburo in October, according to Japanese sources.
Pertron Controls, manufacturer of computerized welding controls, received a $130,000 contract from China.
China accused the United States of "groundless attacks" for threatening to trim U.S. contributions
China formally established a national research institute Monday that will examine the philosophy of
China announced Tuesday that it plans to start phasing out the guarantee of lifetime employment for
Twice a year, every family in this easygoing Chinese port city receives a special treat: a guaranteed, cut-rate ration of five bottles of the beer made in the downtown brewery.
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Shanghai has set up its first viper farm, with room to raise 10,000 of the highly venomous snakes, the China Daily said Monday.
At the age of 34, Jiang Wei is one of the best-known private businessmen in China.