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Striking Cabbies Back in Drivers' Seats
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| Striking taxi drivers returned to work on Tuesday in Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, after a four-day walkout in protest of two new local regulations. The local government rescinded the disputed regulations and agreed to seek further public opinion. Police arrested four people in connection with a small group of strikers who damaged dozens of cabs that were still operating. |
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Macao Gets Green Light for RMB Services
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| The People's Bank of China and Macao Monetary Authority have signed a memorandum that will allow the special administrative region to operate renminbi business. Designed to facilitate increasing tourism and business exchanges, the move will also help to quell illegal currency trade. No date has yet been set for the launch of the business. |
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Man Stabs 15 Kindergarten Children
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| A knife-wielding gatekeeper at a Beijing kindergarten slashed 15 young children Wednesday morning, killing one child and injuring three teachers before he was subdued by police, authorities said.
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China Beats Iran to Reach Asian Cup Final
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| Hosts China beat Iran 5-4 in a thrilling penalty shootout to reach the Asian Cup final for the first time in 20 years at the Workers' Stadium in Beijing Tuesday night. China will fight for the title against defending champions Japan on Saturday. |
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New Baiyun Airport Officially Declared Open
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| A massive new airport in southern China is ready to begin operations on August 5, says the director of the national aviation authority. The new Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport will join those of Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing as a major air travel hub. |
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Top Legislator Meets with US Senate Leader
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| China's National People's Congress (NPC) values friendly exchanges and cooperation with the US Senate, and is willing to make full use of the exchange mechanism between them, said China's top legislator Wu Bangguo Monday. |
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WTO Deal on Farm Products Finally Made
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| The long-disputed issue of farm subsidies -- one that split the developed and developing world in WTO negotiations -- appears finally to be settled with the adoption of a framework agreement early Sunday. The agreement to slash farm subsidies and cut import duties is a key step toward the conclusion of a full global treaty. China, however, remains reserved in its praise for the deal that it helped to conclude. |
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Middle Class, Urban Poor Numbers Increasing
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| The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences reports that the middle class continues to grow: in the next decade its development will fan out into the central and western regions. However, the number of urban poor is also on the rise as more farmers leave their homes in search of work and layoffs from state-owned enterprises continue. |
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274 Die in Paraguay Market Fire
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| Fire roared through a multilevel supermarket on the outskirts of Asuncion, the Paraguayan capital Sunday, causing at least one floor to collapse, and a television station reported that at least 274 people died and dozens more were injured. |
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Veteran Ferryboat Marks Army Day
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| A ferryboat famous for its brave performance in China's civil war in 1949 made a splash on Army Day, August 1. The newly restored vessel was re-launched on the Yangtze River, where it originally saw service in the liberation of Nanjing. |
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