China widens VAT to more regions in tax reduction

BEIJING, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government said Wednesday that it will expand the pilot reform of replacing turnover tax with value-added tax (VAT) to 10 more provinces and cities from August 1 this year as part of the country's efforts in s

Many 'missing' after China riots

Dozens of ethnic Uighurs have disappeared since being detained in the wake of the riots(骚乱) in China's Xinjiang region, a human rights group has said. Human Rights Watch said the 43 men and teenaged boys were taken in police sweeps of Uighur distri

China's legislature ends bimonthly session

BEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislature on Friday ended its bimonthly session（会议）, adopting a series of bills including a law on vehicle and vessel taxation, which is aimed at standardizing taxation and promoting environmental aw

Camacho arrives in China for new post

BEIJING, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- Spaniard Jose Antonio Camacho arrived in Beijing on Saturday morning for his new post as coach of the Chinese national soccer team. Surrounded by flashlights from local media at the Beijing Capital International Airport,

China to reform re-education through labor system

BEIJING, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government will advance reforms for its controversial re-education through labor system this year, according to a national political and legal work conference held on Monday. The system allows police to detain

Cold snap to freeze north China

Cold snap to freeze north China BEIJING, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- A cold wave will hit northern parts of China over the next two days with temperatures likely to drop by as much as 14 degrees Celsius in some parts of the country, the National Meteorologic

China, Italy pledge to further cooperation

China, Italy pledge to further cooperation

China conveys condolences to U.S. over storm disaster

China conveys condolences to U.S. over storm disaster BEIJING, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao on Wednesday offered his deep condolences to his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama over the casualties and major property losses inflicted upon

China buys U.S. T-bonds directly

BEIJING, May?23 (Xinhuanet) -- China now has direct access to the U.S. Department of the Treasury to buy U.S. government bonds, though the buying amount is not significant, a source close to the central bank told the Global Times yesterday. China can

China to expand food contaminant monitoring

BEIJING, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- China has set a goal of equipping at least half of the country's county-level administrative regions to monitor various contaminants and harmful ingredients in food by the end of 2013. A new work plan, released on Friday

China's top legislature opens bimonthly session

BEIJING, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislature on Monday started to review nine draft laws, law amendments and revisions, including a new draft decision on Internet management. At a bimonthly session of the National People's Congress (NPC) Stan

China, Singapore to strengthen cooperation in various fields

NANJING, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan on Friday said China is ready to work with Singapore to strengthen cooperation in the financial, technology and science fields. Wang made the remarks as he co-chaired the ninth Joint Counci

China issues sandstorm alert for northwest regions

BEIJING, April 22 (Xinhua) -- China's meteorological authorities on Sunday issued a blue alert, the lowest level in the warning system, against sandstorms that are expected to hit the country's northwest regions. The National Meteorological Center (N

Blue alert issued for NE China sea ice

BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Floating ice in northeast China's Liaodong Bay has expanded following a cold snap that has driven sea temperatures down for the last two days, maritime weather forecasters said Tuesday. The National Marine Environmental F

China issues alert for foggy weather

BEIJING, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- China's meteorological authorities on Saturday issued a blue-coded alert for fog in most parts of the country's central and northern provinces from Saturday night to Sunday morning. Most parts of north China, southwest Ch

China's Li Na eliminated from Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, June 23 (Xinhua) -- China's French Open champion Li Na crashed out of Wimbledon on Thursday, losing 3-6, 6-4, 8-6 to German wildcard Sabine Lisicki in the second round. 65th-ranked Lisicki will tackle Japanese qualifier Misaki Doi, who kno

China still alive, World Champions unstoppable

JINAN, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- China beat Thailand 2-0 in a must-win game to keep hope of advancing, while world champions Japan edged Australia 1-0 to top the table at the Asian Qualifying Tournament for the 2012 London Olympics women's soccer event her

Ghana to play China in international friendly

ACCRA, July 20 (Xinhua) -- Ghana' s senior national male soccer team, the Black Stars, have lined up an international friendly against China next month, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) announced here on Friday. The match will be played in Beijin

SW China earthquake injures 8

KUNMING, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Eight people have been confirmed injured in an earthquake near the border area of southwest China's Sichuan and Yunnan provinces on Tuesday, local authorities said. The 4.9-magnitude quake, which occurred at 10:46 a.m. wi

China promotes establishment of off-exchange market

BEIJING, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- China will push forward the development of a national off-exchange or over-the-counter (OTC) market to meet growing financing demand of enterprises, a senior securities official said on Saturday. Yao Gang, vice chairman o