Stephen Chow's "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" was the top grossing movie in China last year, a recent report released by Artisan Gateway showed.
American retail giant Wal-Mart said it will withdraw donkey meat from its outlets in China after Chinese inspectors found traces of fox DNA in the meat.
During a recent interview, Yuan Longping, the father of Chinese hybrid rice and green revolution, shared his opinion on genetically modified crops. He said that genetically modified crops would be the future development direction of crops production. Yuan Longping also revealed that he had been conducting research on transferring genetically modified maize genome into rice.
On Dec. 31st, 2013, President Xi Jinping delivered the 2014 New Year speech. "We have advanced reforms with the fundamental purpose of making our nation stronger and more prosperous. We also aim to achieve a higher degree of impartiality and justice in society so that people can live a better life," said President Xi.
An industrial gas leak at the Hua Bin Yang Ran Hua Limited Liability Company in Shan Dong has killed four people and injured three others. The incident happened late night on Jan. 1st when poisonous gas leaked out of the company's containers, instantly injuring and killing bystanders.
An 84-year-old man from Xian, express delivered one RMB to pay for his year and a half old bus fare.
Online notarization services have emerged as a convenient way to deal with legal and official documents. It also brought the prospect of serving as deterrents for online or internet-based violations. Nonetheless, the new notary system also badly needs supervision according to experts.
Euthanasia is defined as mercy killing or a humane way for assisted suicide or simply allowing a person to die by removing life support to stop suffering. It is a very controversial issue and explicitly banned in most countries, including China.
Beijing has formally issued a diplomatic protest over the recent actions of the Japanese prime minister. Top Chinese officials vow to ignore diplomatic communication with Japan in the wake of territorial disputes between the two countries over Diaoyu Islands. The diplomatic situation is exacerbated by the recent action of the Japanese prime minister, Shinzo Abe. On December 6, the Japanese prime minister visited a Shinto shrine honoring the dead Japanese soldiers and Kamikaze warriors of World War II.
On Jan. 1st, 400 people in groups of 8 showed up for the Nanjing government's "open house." The city's Secretary, Mayor and PR Director were on hand to greet the public, give them a small introduction to the building and wish them a happy new year.
"The seat which President Xi took has already been reserved by the shop owner. Despite that, a lot of customers come to take pictures at the shop." Recently, President Xi Jinping dropped in at the Qingfeng buns shop, a traditional Beijing bun shop. He queued up and ordered a simple lunch. Although learning that the seat which President Xi took has already been reserved by the shop owner, there are a lot of customers waiting beside the seat to take pictures. In addition, President Xi's lunch of buns stuffed with pork, onions, and stir-fried pig livers and intestines, and green vegetables becomes the most popular lunch at the shop.
Anhwei, China One of China's most prized cultural heirlooms, the Anhwei "Origin Stage," was destroyed by fire on Dec. 29. The ancient stage collapsed but surrounding structures were not damaged.
A dean at a preschool in China will be spending 10 years behind bars after she was found guilty of embezzling 350,000 yuan in her students' tuition fees.
American car manufacturer General Motors (GM) is set to recall up to 1.45 million cars in China due to defects in the brackets of its fuel pumps.
More gruesome details are coming to light as the infamous Fuping child trafficking case goes on trial at the Weinan Middle District Courts.
