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'Instant chicken' scandal: McDonald's admits Liuhe was supplier

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 04:35 AM PST

McDonald's has finally admitted that the company at the center of China's "instant chicken" scandal was one of its suppliers, the state newswire Xinhua reports. The global fast food chain had initi...

Beijing criticizes DPP over treatment of PRC nationals

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 04:23 AM PST

China's Taiwan Affairs Office on Dec. 26 complained that Taiwan's main opposition Democratic Progressive Party continually opposes proposals to lift more bans against Chinese students and to grant gre...

Apple’s Statement on Factory Conditions in China

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 09:00 PM PST

The company said it has "sought help from the world's leading experts, and established groundbreaking educational programs for workers."

Signs of Changes Taking Hold in Electronics Factories in China

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 09:00 PM PST

After the hardships of workers in China's electronics factories were exposed to a global audience, working conditions have changed.

Zhejiang alumni group formed to support budding entrepreneurs

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 03:59 AM PST

A Zhejiang University alumni group has been set up to help the second generation of local entrepreneurs establish their own businesses, as a recent survey suggests 52% of such young people want to do...

Developmental difficulties affect China's new ICBM

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 03:59 AM PST

The People's Liberation Army is experiencing difficulties in the development of its DF-41 ICBM, suggesting China is not yet in a position to launch an all-out nuclear strike against the United States,...

Cross-strait ties are 'special relations': Ma Ying-jeou

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 03:59 AM PST

President Ma Ying-jeou reaffirmed Wednesday that the Republic of China (Taiwan) is a sovereign independent country, but that cross-strait ties involve "special relations" rather than ties between two ...

DPP hopes to mobilize 100,000 to call for national conference

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 03:43 AM PST

Taiwan's opposition Democratic Progressive Party plans to mobilize at least 100,000 supporters Jan. 13 to call for a national affairs conference, DPP Chairman Su Tseng-chang said Wednesday. The par...

89 children rescued as trafficking rings busted in southern China

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 03:43 AM PST

Nine child trafficking rings have been raided by police in southern China, who arrested 355 suspects and rescued 89 children. The trafficking network covered several provinces including Fujian, Yunnan...

Taipei-based analyst warns of lost decade for economy

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 03:23 AM PST

Developed economies risk a lost decade of growth, as Japan suffered in the 1990s, as their expansionary monetary policies have had a lackluster effect, an analyst said Wednesday. Liang Kuo-yuan, pr...

Hon Hai to launch online shopping platform in Taiwan

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 03:23 AM PST

CyberMart, a retail business division of Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry, will officially launch the company's first online shopping platform on Dec. 27 in Taiwan, a company source said Wednesday....

Diaoyutai air patrols may become routine: scholar

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 03:23 AM PST

A Chinese scholar has said China's air patrols over the disputed Diaoyutai (Diaoyu or Senkaku) islands in the East China Sea may become a routine practice, according to a report by Hong Kong's China N...

Taiwan's Eslite to open new bookstore in China

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 03:23 AM PST

Eslite, one of Taiwan's biggest bookstore chains, said Wednesday it plans to open a new branch in eastern China and also expand its presence in the Hong Kong market. Eslite is preparing to open a n...

Connecting flight: Budget airline offers Weibo seat selection

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 03:23 AM PST

Tired of sitting next to relentless old bores when you travel by air? Wish you had some choice in identifying a witty and engaging travel companion — or at least someone who hates the same music you ...

Vegetarian restaurants mushroom in Shanghai

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 02:59 AM PST

Although the temperature in Shanghai has threatened to dip below zero in recent days, several renowned vegetarian restaurants in the city are still enjoying brisk trade underscoring the no-meat lifest...

China adopts stern measures to kill fake product sales

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 02:59 AM PST

China has decided to adopt stringent measures to crack down on domestically produced substandard products. The government's latest set of stipulations for conducting random quality and quantity checks...

Beijing steps up approval rate for infrastructure projects

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 02:59 AM PST

As the New Year approaches, China is speeding up the approval process for infrastructure construction projects. As of Dec. 24, the National Development and Reform Commission had approved 94 projects, ...

Chongqing police chief cleaning up 2,000 mishandled cases

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 02:23 AM PST

Chongqing is striving to refurbish its image by reversing decisions made against innocent officers who did not want to obey the commands of their disgraced former chief Wang Lijun. When interviewed b...

Van crash reveals plight of Chinese rural children

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 01:55 AM PST

A privately-run kindergarten in east China was ordered to close on Tuesday, a day after the school's van plunged into a roadside pond, killing eleven children. Zhou Chun'e, the principal of the Chunl...

13 hospitalized after Hebei man hits students with car

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 01:43 AM PST

A father who was upset with a court ruling after his daughter was murdered drove a car into a group of students during their lunch break in north China, leaving 13 hospitalized, officials said Tuesday...

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