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- Seven missing off the coast of Shanghai
- Beijing-Guangzhou train to take much less time
- Heavily polluted city to publish PM2.5 data
- 1.1m sit national public servant exam
- China successfully launches remote sensing satellite
- 49th Golden Horse Film Awards unveils
- Man burns himself after marriage proposal refused
- Road house shows change in demolition dynamics
- Aung San Suu Kyi warns break-off of project to lose trust
- Road house shows change in demolition dynamics
- About 1.2 mln sit national public servant exam
- Kuomintang celebrates 118th anniversary of founding
- China tightens measures on reopening of suspended mines
- Rural development key to achieving national goal: scholar
- China to end motorbike purchase subsidy in rural areas
- Foot-and-mouth disease reported in NE China
- 19 killed in SW China mine blast
- Death toll reaches 103 in Bangladeshi factory fire
- Experts see recovery after positive manufacturing data
- Cold fronts to chill China, bring rain to south
| Seven missing off the coast of Shanghai Posted: 25 Nov 2012 09:19 AM PST A fishing boat with seven people on board went missing on Sunday off the coast of Shanghai in east China, Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) of Shanghai said in a statement. | ||
| Beijing-Guangzhou train to take much less time Posted: 25 Nov 2012 02:33 AM PST The high-speed rail route from Beijing to the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou will open next month, cutting the 2,200-km journey time by 14 hours, according to the Ministry of Railways. | ||
| Heavily polluted city to publish PM2.5 data Posted: 25 Nov 2012 03:24 AM PST LANZHOU - Readings of PM (particular matter) 2.5 in the city of Lanzhou, one of China's most polluted, will be available for public scrutiny in December, according to officials. The capital city of Gansu province will conduct the PM2.5 monitor according to new environmental air quality standards on December 1. Lanzhou is among the first batch of 74 Chinese cities required by the Ministry of Environmental Protection to publish daily reports on PM2.5 by the end of the year. The PM2.5 index is considered stricter than the PM10 standard previously adopted in China. It measures airborne particles smaller than 2.5 micrometers, which are more hazardous to people's heath. The data will be updated on government websites and via television and radio before the end of the year, the head of Lanzhou Environmental Protection Bureau, Pan En, told Xinhua. The move was hailed by local residents who have complained of air pollution in the northwestern city. "What matters is not the reading itself, but that its publication can at least put pressure on officials to do something to alleviate the pollution," said Pan Jiang, a local citizen. The 74 cities include China's four municipalities, 27 provincial capitals, as well as cities in three highly urbanized and industrialized regions - Yangtze River Delta in the east, Pearl River Delta in the south and the northern Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei area. With wealthy coastal cities like Shanghai, Guangzhou and Nanjing having launched their PM2.5 readings, less developed inland cities like Lanzhou are faced with obstacles in the enforcement of the new air quality standards. Experts said on top of terrain and climate factors, Lanzhou's reliance on petrochemical industries and its winter heating have made the city's air pollution worse. A popular joke in Lanzhou said the air pollution has made the day dark as night and dyed the sparrows to the color of ravens. In a World Health Organization (WHO) survey, published in 2011, the city was named China's worst for air pollution. Officials said the decision to publicize PM 2.5 data came after the city launched a campaign to tackle air pollution involving 70 billion yuan ($11.2 billion) of investment. The campaign has seen 363 coal-fired boilers updated to use cleaner gas as fuels, while 130 heavy-polluting factories are required to move out of the city proper within three years.  | ||
| 1.1m sit national public servant exam Posted: 25 Nov 2012 03:24 AM PST BEIJING - About 1.12 million candidates sat the National Public Servant Exam on Sunday, an increase of 150,000 from last year, according to a State Administration of Civil Service. One out of 53 exam takers will be successful in gaining a government post, according to the administration.
The annual National Public Servant Exam includes an aptitude test and a written policy essay, and those who pass the written exam will make it to the interview round. The popularity of the exam has been attributed to mounting pressures in finding employment, fairness of the test, and an attractive civil servant job which is stable and respected. This year, a record 1.5 million candidates submitted online applications for about 21,000 government jobs to be filled next year. Enthusiasm towards the exam has triggered concerns of students' power worship, and brain drain from other economically productive social sectors. The Ministry of Education on Saturday said the employment market for college graduates will be tougher next year. The number of college graduates will reach 6.99 million in 2013, 190,000 more than that in 2012, the ministry said. It ordered universities across the country to increase the number of teachers specialized in assisting graduates to look for jobs. There should be at least one such teacher for every 500 graduates. The ministry also asked universities to encourage graduates to work for grass-roots communities, rural areas, small-and-medium sized enterprises, and remote places, and assist those who start their own business. Universities are also required to ban employers from publishing discriminatory recruitment advertisements on campus and give priority to helping graduates from poor families find jobs. Furthermore, they are advised to curtail enrolling of majors which score low employment rates for two consecutive years. | ||
| China successfully launches remote sensing satellite Posted: 25 Nov 2012 03:24 AM PST JIUQUAN, Gansu - The Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center confirmed that China successfully launched the Yaogan XVI remote-sensing satellite into space at 12:06 am Sunday.
The satellite, launched from the center in Northwest China's Gansu province, was boosted by a Long March-4C carrier rocket and sent into a predetermined orbit. The Yaogan XVI remote-sensing satellite was developed by an affiliate research institute of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It has been designed for a variety of uses, including technological experimentation, land resource surveying, agricultural yield estimation and disaster prevention and reduction. The launch marked the 172th of the Long March series carrier rockets. | ||
| 49th Golden Horse Film Awards unveils Posted: 25 Nov 2012 03:24 AM PST
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| Man burns himself after marriage proposal refused Posted: 25 Nov 2012 03:24 AM PST A man burned himself and was seriously injured after his marriage proposal was rejected by his girlfriend in Qingdao, Shandong province, on Saturday, reported jxnews.com.cn. The 38-year-old man surnamed Wu, from Nanchang, Jiangxi province, drove a BMW 1,100 kilometers to Qingdao, where his girlfriend lived in order to propose to her. He became close to the girl in 2011 but the relationship eventually ran into problems. The girl made an effort to break up and returned to her hometown Qingdao. Wu said he loved his girlfriend very much. He drove a car with betrothal gifts worth tens of thousands of yuan to propose. He prepared for the worst by bringing a barrel of gas in case he was refused.
On the morning of Nov 23, he came to the girl's home and proposed to her. She refused directly. He threatened he would not live if the girl did not marry him. He poured the gas on himself and ignited. Wu was sent to a hospital immediately with more than 60 percent of his body sustaining injuries. He is still in critical condition. | ||
| Road house shows change in demolition dynamics Posted: 25 Nov 2012 03:24 AM PST HANGZHOU - A five-storey rural brick house stands alone in the middle of the road. Cars drive around the house as they pass by. The bizarre scene in the eastern city of Wenling, Zhejiang province is the latest hit on China's Internet and shows signs of change in the tug-of-war between home owners and developers. Netizens dubbed the road house the toughest "nail house" because for more than a year it has not met the fate of so many others - being violently bulldozed. Some have been demolished at night, with owners being forcibly evicted as construction projects carry on.
Demolition is a thorny issue across the country. In Beijing, the Chinese character "Chai" - or demolish - is often seen on brick walls of old alleyway courtyard homes. Cynical designers fashioned "Chai" on T-shirts, mugs, and art pieces while musicians composed rock songs featuring violent demolition. In the past, the government and developers were able to pay just a little for relocation, but not any more. As property prices soared, the home owners' demand also grew. So did the number of "nail houses." In 2008, the government of Wenling planned to relocate about three dozen households in Xiayangzhang village to make way for a main road in front of the city's new railway station. All but one accepted the compensation deal and moved out before construction started last year. Luo Baogen, 67, who lives in the lone house with his wife, said he held on because the government's offer - 260,000 yuan ($40,945) - was less than half his five-storey house was worth. "I still owe money for building the house. I can not afford to buy a resettlement apartment," said Luo. "I will move if the government gives me a same-size house with similar furnishings." Lin Xufang, a township government spokesperson, said Luo's demand was beyond the compensation levels and could not be met. He said the government had already offered subsidized housing for relocated families at a low price of 2,000 yuan per square meter. However, Lin and other officials said they will not force the old couple to move. Indeed, the Luos still have electricity and water supplies to their lone home unlike most "nail house" owners who have been forced out by daily necessity supplies being cut off. "My only worry (of living here) is the traffic. There is a safety concern," Luo said. Though the road house might not be safe, netizens and experts are able to see the positives. "Actually I would like to see more 'nail houses' like this one because it means the government has begun to respect private property," said a micro-blogger on the Twitter-like Sina Weibo site. Xia Jiapin, a lawyer with Hangzhou-based Zhejiang Brighteous Law Firm, said the way the government has dealt with the Wenling house shows progress in China's rule-of-law and may serve as an "example." China unveiled the country's landmark property law in 2007 and President Hu Jintao reiterated in a report delivered to the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China that the ruling party will pay more attention to the role the rule-of-law plays in governance of society. Yang Jianhua, a researcher with the Academy of Social Sciences of Zhejiang, said the government, house owner, and the developer are all equal, and they should resolve disputes through negotiations. Yang sided with the Luos. He said that the huge difference between the cost of the house and the compensation offered left the old couple with little choice. "The government shouldn't sacrifice people's well-being for construction of public projects." Yang said, "A better compensation deal with interests of all parties being considered should be made." Last year, China's State Council, or cabinet, published a regulation on expropriation and compensation of houses on state-owned land. It replaced the old rule that had seen authorizing local governments enforce demolition at their own will. According to the new regulation, if the government can not reach agreement about the expropriation or compensation with homeowners, demolition can only be carried out after a court's review and approval. | ||
| Aung San Suu Kyi warns break-off of project to lose trust Posted: 25 Nov 2012 02:06 AM PST Myanmar's opposition leader and parliamentarian Aung San Suu Kyi on Sunday urged transparency in implementing government project and unilateral break-off of ongoing projects. | ||
| Road house shows change in demolition dynamics Posted: 25 Nov 2012 01:03 AM PST A five-storey rural brick house stands alone in the middle of the road. Cars drive around the house as they pass by. | ||
| About 1.2 mln sit national public servant exam Posted: 24 Nov 2012 11:24 PM PST About 1.12 million candidates sat the National Public Servant Exam on Sunday, an increase of 150,000 from last year, according to a State Administration of Civil Service official. | ||
| Kuomintang celebrates 118th anniversary of founding Posted: 24 Nov 2012 08:25 AM PST Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang (KMT) party celebrated the 118th anniversary of its founding on Saturday by paying tribute to the party's late founding father. | ||
| China tightens measures on reopening of suspended mines Posted: 24 Nov 2012 06:01 AM PST China's workplace safety authorities on Saturday required tougher standards on reopening coal mines in production suspension in the wake of a deadly coal mine accident. | ||
| Rural development key to achieving national goal: scholar Posted: 24 Nov 2012 04:43 AM PST The key to building a moderately prosperous society lies in the rural areas, according to a scholar with the top academic institute of the Communist Party of China (CPC). | ||
| China to end motorbike purchase subsidy in rural areas Posted: 24 Nov 2012 04:16 AM PST China will stop subsidizing purchases of motorcycles in rural areas when the subsidy program ends on Jan. 31. | ||
| Foot-and-mouth disease reported in NE China Posted: 24 Nov 2012 09:14 AM PST Foot-and-mouth disease infections have been confirmed in livestock in northeast China's Liaoning Province, the Ministry of Agriculture announced Saturday. | ||
| 19 killed in SW China mine blast Posted: 24 Nov 2012 06:04 PM PST Nineteen miners were confirmed dead, and four others remain trapped after a coal-gas outburst hit a coal mine in Southwest China's Guizhou province on Saturday, rescuers said Sunday. | ||
| Death toll reaches 103 in Bangladeshi factory fire Posted: 24 Nov 2012 11:54 PM PST At least 103 workers have been killed in a blaze that gutted a garment factory on the outskirt of Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka. | ||
| Experts see recovery after positive manufacturing data Posted: 24 Nov 2012 11:54 PM PST Chinese economists believe the country's economy is recovering as latest statistics show positive signs. | ||
| Cold fronts to chill China, bring rain to south Posted: 24 Nov 2012 10:52 PM PST Two strong cold fronts will sweep China during the next two days. |
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