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China approves coal mining company's bid for Australian Felix  2009-12-07 10:59:42

China's Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd has got an official approval to take over Australian coal mining company Felix Resources, according to the company's bulletin on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Friday.



Air China to launch Chengdu-Bangalore route  2009-12-07 10:56:53

Air China, the nation's largest carrier, will launch direct flight linking the southwestern city of Chengdu and Bangalore, the "Silicon Valley in India" to promote mutual exchanges in the software industry.



China spends 6.5b yuan protecting northern grasslands  2009-12-07 10:50:51

China has invested more than 6.5 billion yuan ($959 million) to preserve grasslands in northern Inner Mongolia Autonomous region, said the regional government.



Bank's green champions  2009-12-07 07:52:04

They are financial wizards who usually spend their days in big city offices communicating with clients, but some are now communicating with nature this year in a remote mountain area in southern China.



City grows with Thousand Talents program  2009-12-07 07:53:11

Wuxi's project, the Thousand Talents Program, was first launched nationwide by the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee in January. The goal was to attract top international talent to work on the Chinese mainland.



Countries gear up for showdown in Copenhagen talks  2009-12-07 09:30:41

In the past two weeks, a number of countries took a bigger step forward in their efforts to cut their greenhouse gas emissions than in the previous two years.



China Unicom to invest 1.8b yuan in Tibet's telecommunications  2009-12-07 09:27:37

China Unicom, the nation's leading telecommunications operator, announced Sunday it would invest 1.8 billion yuan ($265 million) in Tibet to upgrade the information infrastructure on the plateau.



ASUS and Intel sponsor free computer training  2009-12-07 07:53:53

Computer companies ASUS and Intel sponsored about 1,500 college students to teach basic computer skills to villagers in their hometowns.



Bonus payout continues amid financial woes  2009-12-07 07:46:56

With Christmas spending just around the corner and memories of frozen annual bonuses lingering from last year, many companies in Beijing are calming employee concerns with news they will come through with cash regardless of economic woes.



Helping young survivors of the world's disasters  2009-12-07 07:53:53

In a split second, a disaster can change everything for children.



Program empowers HIV/AIDS families  2009-12-07 07:53:53

Where's the money?  2009-12-07 07:45:24

Grassroots NGOs lack funds  2009-12-07 07:45:24

China builds a low-carbon future  2009-12-07 07:52:04



2050 energy plan revealed  2009-12-07 07:52:44

High-priced healthcare  2009-12-07 07:50:19

Property market growth not bubble  2009-12-05 17:46:53



Chinese firms eye Balla Balla stake  2009-12-05 07:16:43

Chinese shares close up 1.61%  2009-12-05 09:29:28

Bund's-eye view  2009-12-05 07:16:15

Spot light: with Temel Kotil  2009-12-05 07:16:15

Biz Unusual

Factories broaden Santa's horizons after spending freeze

Christmas may not be a Chinese festival but Santa Claus has become well acquainted with the country in recent years - especially as a large proportion of all the toys he puts under trees are made here.

Industry welcomes rethink over reclassification of electric bikes

Villagers duped by boss 3 years ago return home

Brainy graduate gambles away father's fortune

'Experiment' at home leaves billionaire dead

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Newsmaker

Luminary fumes over house takeover

Hong Huang is a celebrity with many faces. She is a publisher, a widely read blogger, the ex-wife of a renowned film director, the daughter of a diplomat who was also Chairman Mao Zedong's English teacher. But the latest title she has been dubbed with is "the most humorous nail-house owner" because Hong refuses to move out of her half-century-old courtyard house.

Villager who ate 'last' rare tiger jailed 12 years

It's life as usual for Time's bees

Shenzhen firm to sidestep Mickey

Chinese company takes over White House Theatre

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