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Old oil used in '1 in 10 meals'

A leading food expert revealed Thursday that one in every 10 meals in the country may be cooked with illegal cooking oil.

Minister: China likely to see trade deficit in March

China is likely to see a trade deficit in March for the first time, Chinese Minister of Commerce Chen Deming said in Beijing Sunday.
Yuan appreciation not cure for global imbalance
China not to sit back on sanction for currecy claim

China mulls withdrawing proactive fiscal policy

China is considering gradually withdrawing its proactive fiscal policy but so far no timetable has been established, said Wang Jun, vice minister of finance, in Beijing today.

Local CPPCC official commits suicide

A senior political advisor in south China's Guangdong Province was found dead from hanging himself in vicinity of his home Saturday, local authority said.

China not to sit back on sanction for currecy claim

Wen visits SW China, urges redoubled drought-relief efforts

Currency appreciation of 'limited help' to trade balance

China to boost cultural tourism

Three bodies found after 6 miners trapped by flooding

China, Russia sign $1.6b co-op documents

Yuan appreciation not cure for global imbalance

New species of dinosaur found in N China

Government & Policy

Minimum wages going up across the country

Authorities in Guangdong province will raise the minimum wage by 21.1 percent on average for both corporate employees and part-time workers beginning May 1 after the province reported a shortage of workers early this year.

Chinese president appoints new ambassador to US

Chinese President Hu Jintao has appointed a new ambassador in line with the decision by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature.

Foreign & Military Affairs

China calls for global support to Afghanistan

China called for more international support to Afghanistan on Friday, days ahead of Afghan President Hamid Karzai's first visit to China after his re-election in November last year.

Beijing to help Dhaka better its infrastructure

China on Thursday promised to offer greater support to Bangladesh for infrastructure development, securing a closer and stronger cooperative partnership between the two countries.

Economy

State firms told to exit real estate sector

In a move to curb soaring property price, the State-assets watchdog on Thursday told major State-owned enterprises (SOEs) whose core business is not real estate to quit the market. New real estate elephants

Yuan solution will be found: US envoy

The top US envoy to China on Thursday expressed confidence that the two countries will find a solution to the yuan exchange rate.
Economist: Yuan 'not cause of US woes'
Pressing on yuan to hurt US economy: US media
Morgan Stanley: Yuan not to blame for US woes

Society

New Sprite 'victim' confesses he lied

A middle school student who claimed to be the second Sprite mercury-poisoning victim has confessed he poisoned himself, the Beijing police said on Thursday.

Workers a hop, skip and jump from new jobs

Nearly 93 percent of workers intend to switch jobs in the near future, a new survey suggests.

Odd News

Watermelon carving

A student carve Expo mascot 'Haibao' on a watermelon at Jinan No. 3 Vocational School in Jinan, Shandong province,March 11, 2010.[Photo/CFP]

Panda breaks in to pig pen

Hunger drove a wild panda to break into a Chinese farmer's pig pen and eat the animals' food, which was meat and bone, rather than bamboo

Opinion

Good start to Sino-UK ties

Putting aside the talks about China's growing economic interdependence with the rest of the world, Miliband's statement could be seen as a declaration that London now sees Beijing as a partner and is willing to expand cooperation.

Six advantages of China's political system

The great achievements of the China Model will undoubtedly lead to a global study of it, but all of these studies have one flaw in common: evading the great importance of China's political system.