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Construction Bank to Split Up in Pilot Reform
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| One of the country's largest state-owned commercial banks, China Construction Bank, will split into two companies as part of its pioneering restructuring under the nation's financial system reform. |
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Measures to Help Save Energy
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| Beijing will temporarily cut off electricity to some users this summer in order to ensure a supply for those deemed most important. At the same time, some 500 energy-consuming enterprises in Shanghai are expected to shift their operating times to later hours while offices and retail facilities may have to limit air conditioning use to help save power. |
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Beijing Building Fire Kills 9, Injures 39
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| Nine people were killed and 39 others were injured in a fire that broke out in Jingmin Mansion near the North Fourth Ring Road in Beijing around 4:00 pm Wednesday. By 5:00 pm the fire had been put out. Witnesses and local residents said the fire might have been caused by explosions in the building. |
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Olympic Torch Relay in Beijing Kicks off
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| The Olympic torch relay in the Chinese capital is taking place on Wednesday as part of the flame's global journey across the six continents ahead of the Athens Games in August. |
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China, Poland Sign Joint Statement
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| As a new member of the European Union, Poland will actively participate in efforts to build a relationship of all-round strategic partnership between the EU and China, Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski told visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao in Warsaw Tuesday. |
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Shaanxi Tombs a Fantastic Find
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| The recent discovery of a 3,000-year-old burial ground has created quite a stir among Chinese archaeologists. A team has arrived in Shaanxi Province to determine how best to protect the tombs, and specialists are recommending top-level protection. |
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More Rural Than Urban Test Takers
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| Some 55 percent of students who are taking China's national college entrance examination this year come from rural areas, exceeding the number of urban examinees for the first time. The change implies that the educational development between urban and rural China is becoming more balanced. |
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HK, Macao Can Spur Rust Belt Reform
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| Vice President Zeng Qinghong Sunday urged business leaders in Hong Kong and Macao to seize opportunities presented by the economic development of the northeast region at a reception for a high-profile joint delegation from the two special administrative regions. |
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China Expects First Unmanned Moon Mission
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| Ouyang Ziyuan, a senior researcher at the national observatory, specified in Beijing Sunday the three-phased moon exploration plan as moon orbiting, soft-landing on the moon and a return trip. He also disclosed that China has no manned landing project by the year of 2017. |
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World Environmental Day Marked in China
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| Diverse, colorful activities were held in many cities across China to mark the 33rd World Environmental Day, which fell on Saturday. |
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