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Report: Nightclubs stage stripteases

| National
2011-4-20

STRIP performances are common in several theaters and nightclubs in east China and local officials turn a blind eye to it, according to state television. Young women in bras and see-through panties were seen dancing...

Migrants 'losing out on benefits'

| National
2011-3-28

CHINA'S rural migrants are losing out on the benefits - from health care to education - of the country's rapid urbanization drive, despite their remarkable contribution to it, a senior agricultural official has said. ...

Chinese student found

| National
2011-2-25

A CHINESE student has been found alive in the rubble of a building destroyed in Tuesday's earthquake in Christchurch - after New Zealand's prime minister and rescue officials said there was no hope of finding survivors. ...

Balancing act for China's leadership

| National
2011-2-22

CHINA'S leaders yesterday pledged to prevent wild swings in the economy, while warning that the economic situation in 2011 would be complicated. The country should maintain stable and consistent macro-economic...

146,517 Penalized

| National
2011-1-7

A total of 146,517 officials across China were penalized for disciplinary violations in 2010, the Communist Party of China Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said yesterday. Some 8.97 billion yuan (US$1.35...

Broadcaster gets record amount for adverts

Business | Advertisement/media
2010-11-9

CHINA Central Television auctioned off its 2011 advertising spots last night for a record 12.67 billion yuan (US$1.9 billion), up 15 percent from a year ago. Industry confidence among advertisers pushed up the...

Hackers take control of 1 million mobile phones

| National
2010-11-9

MORE than 1 million Chinese mobile phone users have unwittingly sent spam messages, costing them around 2 million yuan (US$300,000) a day, after their phones were recently infected by malware. The "zombie" virus,...

Social insurance law passed

| National
2010-10-29

A LONG-AWAITED social insurance law aimed at preventing the improper use of social security funds was adopted by China's top legislature yesterday. This legislation, which had been reviewed by lawmakers four times...

Party vow to narrow wealth gap

| National
2010-10-28

CHINA will improve its income distribution mechanism to narrow the wealth gap in the five years from 2011 to 2015, according to an official document released yesterday. The document, the Communist Party of China...

Broadcaster sells advertising space

Business | Advertisement/media
2010-10-26

CHINA Central Television has sold 2011 advertising spots for more than 1 billion yuan (US$150 million), the head of the broadcaster's advert division said. Electronics manufacturer Midea Group, based in Shunde,...