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Villagers pleading for road to water  2010-03-25 14:38:44

Long distance to the water supply station poses big challenges to the elderly in long-term drought affected areas.



Huayi Brothers announces hefty dividend payout  2010-03-25 11:37:22

Huayi Brothers Media Corp has announced a hefty dividend plan after its net profit grew by 24.22 percent year-on-year to 84.55 million yuan and revenue rose by 47.59 percent to 604.14 million yuan, the company said in its annual report Thursday.



Survey: 77.5% want to have two kids  2010-03-25 11:11:43

A staggering 77.5 percent of people would love to have two kids if permitted,a survey organized by China Youth Daily and sina.com, one of the biggest news portals in China last week shows.



CIRC sets caps on insurance investment  2010-03-24 18:32:31

China's insurance regulator on Wednesday set a 10 percent and 30 percent ceiling for the country's insurance groups and their subsidiaries' investment into non-financial sectors and non-insurance financial industries respectively, a move to prevent cross-sector risk transfer.



Airliner lands safely after false fire alarm  2010-03-24 18:09:46

A China Eastern Airlines passenger plane landed safely in Zhengzhou airport late Tuesday after experiencing a false fire alarm, China's portal website sina.com reported Wednesday.



BOC senior execs' salaries cut by half in 2009  2010-03-24 17:41:14

Senior executives of Bank of China (BOC), the country's third-largest lender by market value, saw hefty cuts in their salaries in 2009 despite a profitable year, thanks to the government's effort to narrow the wealth gap.



43.5% approve player's identity switch  2010-03-24 16:38:31

Former Chinese basketball player Li Shasha has changed her nationaltiy to Japan and will make her debut for Japan under her new name Risa Kawamura in the Basketball World Championship for Women to be held in Czechoslovakia this September.



460 new complaints about HP laptops filed  2010-03-24 16:13:48

A group of lawyers handed over materials of more than 460 Hewlett-Packard (HP) laptop users to the country's top quality watchdog Tuesday afternoon, bringing the total number of complaints filed against HP laptops up to 520.



Poor universities may shut down in 10 years  2010-03-24 16:00:52

“With the decline of China’s population base and the descendant tendency of suitable higher education-age population, some private-run universities will face fierce competition on recruitment and are likely to shut down in the next 10 years,” said Gu Hailiang, president of Wuhan University and NPC representative, according to sina.com.



Retailer gives 10m yuan to human rights project  2010-03-24 14:12:39

The home furnishings chain retailer Redstar Macalline has donated 10 million yuan to the newly established special fund "Harmonious Home" to promote the development of resisting violence in the family and building a harmonious society, it was revealed at a press conference held by the China Foundation for Human Rights Development, according to china.com.cn.



MSN sees massive malfunctions  2010-03-24 13:25:31

100 snakes dumped in a bedding market  2010-03-24 13:22:31

School stampede kills one student  2010-03-23 15:42:34

Joint efforts to ease drought  2010-03-23 13:43:19



Wen: China to import more US products  2010-03-22 21:08:55

New 'National Water Museum' opens  2010-03-22 20:54:44

SME 300 index debut in Shenzhen  2010-03-22 17:02:00

Woman sues hair salon for burns  2010-03-22 16:54:53

'CIC' II to launch this year  2010-03-22 13:05:48



56 more water parks listed  2010-03-22 06:34:38

Nobel economist: Yuan is not the crux  2010-03-20 15:30:14

A peek into Google's global farce  2010-03-19 19:17:44