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Police withdraw 'slander' probe of journalist |
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Police of a Chinese county withdrew on Tuesday an official investigation into a reporter whose article was allegedly a slander to the county's Communist Party chief after media and citizens questioned the justice of the move. |
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SEPA sets sights on polluted soil |
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Environmental authorities will be inspecting farmland and construction sites this year in their fight against soil pollution. |
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Unclean air main focus of joint plan |
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Authorities in Guangdong province and the Hong Kong special administrative region have agreed to push ahead with 23 cooperative projects this year, Hong Kong's Chief Secretary for Administration Henry Tang said yesterday. |
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Hu: China to protect workers' rights, interests |
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President Hu Jintao said on Monday that China attaches great importance to sustainable development and will take a series of measures to better safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of workers. |
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Equitable healthcare promised |
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The importance of equal access to basic healthcare service for all citizens was yesterday stressed - for the first time - by the top health official. |
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Bird flu outbreak under control in Turpan |
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A bird flu outbreak in Turpan city in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has been brought under control, the municipal government said Monday. |
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Environment tax plans under appraisal |
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Chinese government departments of tax and environment will try to work out a taxation plan to promote environmental protection in 2008 and the candidate plans are now under appraisal. |
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Crackdown on illegal share issues |
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Four powerful departments yesterday jointly issued a new rule to strengthen the crackdown on illegal securities business, which is rising in the wake of a bullish stock market. |
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Textbook subsidies increased for rural students |
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The Ministry of Education said on Monday it will increase its free textbook subsidies program for rural primary and middle schools by 28.6 percent over 2007, an investment of roughly 16.7 billion yuan (US$2.3 billion) annually. |
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China cracks down on 'vulgar' video, audio products |
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China's press and publication regulator has issued a notice announcing the launch of another nationwide crackdown on "vulgar" video and audio products. |
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More legislation to help combat shoddy products |
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The government will continue its battle against shoddy products this year by speeding up legislation and framing 10,000 national quality standards. |
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Bird flu outbreak confirmed in Turpan |
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An outbreak of bird flu occurred in Turpan in northwestern China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Dec. 29, resulting in 4,850 poultry deaths. |
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Officials' blogs well received |
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Eleven officials in the Pearl River Delta city of Zhongshan in Guangdong Province recently opened blogs on the local government's Web portal to help the public get better acquainted with their activities. |
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CPC lists 'ten taboos' for local officials |
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The Communist Party of China (CPC) has warned government officials against the "ten taboos" ahead of the upcoming local leadership reshuffles. |
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Tight supply may hit grain stability |
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Tight supplies in key categories and rising global prices are making it difficult to stabilize the domestic grain market, the governing authority said yesterday. |