Guangdong users face suspension in anti-porn operation
Authorities in Guangdong province are considering suspending mobile phone numbers if they are found sending more than 300 pornographic or spam text messages in an hour.
240,000 people lack drinking water as drought hits S China
A prolonged drought has left 240,000 people and 110,000 head of livestock without adequate drinking water in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, local authorities said Saturday.
China’s Zeal For ‘Avatar’ Crowds Out ‘Confucius’
Due to popular demand, Avatar is now back in Chinese cinemas, after plans to pull the film to make way for a state-sanctioned bio-epic on Confucius, the New York Times reports:
Confronted with a clamor of ticket-buyers for “Avatar” and sparse aud…
Black lung scandal probed in northwest China
Authorities in northwest China’s Gansu Province are probing into the black lung disease outbreak that killed seven gold miners and debilitated hundreds in an outback county since 2004.
China moves to stop developers forcing people from homes with violence
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Rules to set compensation and curb abuses of demolition crews aimed at calming unrestChinese authorities hope to calm anger at forced demolitions of homes with rules designed to curb abuses by developers and demolition crews that have led to poverty, [...]
If you build it, they will come, Shanghai companies told
Authorities are encouraging businesses to build affordable properties as a way of attracting and retaining professionals in the city.
DDS workers demanding back pay from govt
Authorities in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, yesterday began paying workers whose wages have been defaulted by a local express delivery company due to its sudden closure.
China asks Peru to rescue Chinese Taiwan tourists
Peruvian authorities have agreed to a request by China to airlift 20 stranded Chinese Taiwan tourists from Machu Picchu after torrential rains and mudslides closed the historic city over the weekend, embassy sources said Wednesday.
China puts on Oscar-style ceremony to celebrate heroes of wildlife conservation
Chinese authorities use glitzy ceremony to highlight concerns over poaching of endangered speciesChina’s efforts to prevent gamekeepers turning into poachers received a rare commercial and celebrity boost yesterday at a lavish award ceremony for wildlife conservation heroes.Border guards, customs officials and police were among the recipients at a prize-giving event that mixed environmental propaganda, corporate [...]
Chinese legal experts call for ban on eating cats and dogs
Widespread and ancient practice of eating dog meat increasingly distasteful for China’s growing affluent, pet-loving middle classChinese legal experts are proposing a ban on eating dogs and cats in a contentious move to end a culinary tradition dating back thousands of years.The recommendation will be submitted to higher authorities in April as part of a [...]