Guangming Daily, a Beijing-based newspaper reported that an anti-crime squad in the coastal Shandong province in Cangshan County, detained 15 individuals pretended to be officers from the PLA (People's Liberation Army)
Recently, an ad about free abortion for students catches the attention of many regular internet users; some of them believed that if the said ad will be implemented, this will give negative suggestion to the students. This is a concern that inspired government hospitals to offer free abortions to college students. Others are worried that this may encourage more casual sex among teenagers, whereas others consider that young people need reasonable medical support when facing unexpected pregnancies.
Hong Kong based action star, Jackie Chan, says that after more than ten years of thinking about retirement, he will let his body decide on its own. Just last year during the Cannes Film Festival in France, he announced that he was retiring from making action flicks.
The Chinese Athletics Administrative Center announced that the country is planning to commission 11 foreign athletic coaches to train athletes competing in the Rio Olympics.
Global wealth is expected to go up by as much as 40 per cent in the next five years and China is set to account for more than 50 percent of the increase in emerging markets, Switzerland-based multinational financial services holding company Credit Suisse reported.
Germany-headquartered chemical and pharmaceutical firm Merck is trying to further stamp its presence into China’s competitive pharmaceutical industry by building a manufacturing facility through a US$108-millio investment.
China’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security revealed that the country’s pension fund for retired State workers has reached Rmb1.83 trillion (USD300bn) in 2012, growing at a rate of 21.4% since 2003.
The country’s telecommunication, media and technology (TMT) industry has seen tremendous growth this year, registering total investment of USD1.07bn from January to October, a recent survey showed.
At least 12 persons have died while 14 others remain missing in two shipwrecks that took place off the coast of East China on Sunday night and Monday morning, Chinese maritime authorities revealed.
China continues its exploration of the moon's surface as it scheduled the launching of a lunar probe, the second stage of the country's three-stage lunar exploration, in early December, state-media reported.
China has overtaken the United States and Canada to take the third spot in the recently released survey result of the world's most attractive investment destinations.
US gave warnings to China that they will support Japan in any battles of territorial disputes. The maritime and territorial issues were a hot topic this weekend as Washington released the statement that it would definitely backup Japan if military force should be necessary as China becomes more assertive in their claims.
On November 23, 2013, the president of China, Xi Jinping placed a visit to the victims of an oil pipeline blast who were admitted in Qingdao University hospital, located at the Huangdao district at the Shandong province in East China. At estimated fifty-two people were confirmed casualties in the explosion.
In Beijing, the State Council announced efforts to protect intellectual property rights, and a new system for registering properties.
