日期：2009-06-29 Despite ensuring better job prospects after graduation, vocational training remains a vulnerable link in China's education system. And it's a link that needs strengthening, lawmakers said yesterday. Chinese people usually put general education ahead... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-29 You don't need to have the speed of Usaine Bolt or jump as high as Yelena Isinbayeva to stand on the podium at the Bird's Nest. Now anyone can experience the exalted feeling of winning an Olympic medal. The experience comes with a price tag. The Be... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-29 Calling for more efforts to deal with the rampant piracy in the Gulf of Aden, China yesterday said it would attend an international donors conference on Somalia. China is among the many countries that have sent naval ships to patrol the waters off S... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-29 Kungfu star Jackie Chan's comments on freedom - lambasted by netizens and scholars - were taken out of context, his spokesman said yesterday. I'm confused about whether it is good to have freedom, Chan said last Saturday at the Boao Forum for Asia,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-29 US president Barack Obama risks damaging relations with China if he meets the Dalai Lama in October, experts warn. China would definitely be against the US leader meeting the Dalai Lama as it would be a severe interference in China's internal affair... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-29 The mainland stocks slipped 0.85 percent in active trade yesterday, knocked by a drop in financial, energy and metals shares as renewed concerns about the financial crisis weighed on stock and commodity prices overseas. The Shanghai Composite Index... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-29 China will start constructing five nuclear power plants (NPPs) this year, part of an effort to dramatically expand its nuclear power capacity by 2020, officials said yesterday. The five NPPs will be located in Sanmen in Zhejiang province, Haiyang an... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-29 Chuck your clunker for a chunk of cash. It's an idea the city of Shanghai is considering in the run-up to the 2010 World Expo. With a little more than a year before tens of millions of visitors descend on the city, Shanghai is considering a plan to... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-29 China's naval chief yesterday welcomed delegations from 29 naval forces attending celebrations for the navy's 60th anniversary at Qingdao harbor. In a banquet attended by delegation chiefs, captains and crews of visiting vessels, Chinese navy comman... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-29 Another official involved in Sichuan earthquake relief efforts has committed suicide ahead of the tragedy's one-year anniversary next month. Feng Xiang, 33, deputy head of the publicity department in Beichuan county, took his life at home on Sunday,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-29 Another official involved in Sichuan earthquake relief efforts has committed suicide ahead of the tragedy's one-year anniversary next month. Feng Xiang, 33, deputy head of the publicity department in Beichuan county, took his life at home on Sunday,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-29 Climate change and major water conservation projects are a major risk to the long-term health of the Yangtze River, claimed a report released over the weekend. The Yangtze Conservation and Development Report 2009, compiled by the China Academy of Sc... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-29 Despite gloomy international sales, whether in Western countries or emerging economies, the still-robust Chinese auto market currently offers the brightest prospects for global automobile manufacturers to offset their losses at home. China has been... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-29 The Great Wall extends 10,000 li (5,000 km) - that's a popular Chinese saying, but it is not true. Researchers released on the weekend the latest evidence of the length of the Wall, mostly built or restored in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644): It stretc... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-29 Chinese companies must remain calm and clear-headed over foreign mergers and acquisitions as the risks of such deals are on the rise, said a Chinese business leader. Some overseas assets are at low prices now but that is not the purpose of acquiring... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-29 The number of jurors will be increased by almost 15,000 this year to enhance public participation in trials and legal rulings, the Supreme People's Court (SPC) said yesterday. The country has 55,681 jurors but aims to boost that figure to 70,000 by... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-29 The effects of violent protests in Thailand that forced the cancellation of a regional summit have spread beyond the country's borders, analysts said yesterday. The standoff between protesters and the Thai government - which caused enormous losses t... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-29 SHANGHAI: Chinese stocks rose for the third straight trading day yesterday as domestic new loan creation touched a record high in March and Premier Wen Jiabao made a positive statement on China's better than expected real economy over the weekend. T... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-29 Chinese travelers are being warned not to enter Thailand. The Foreign Ministry and National Tourism Administration of China yesterday suggested tourists postpone trips to the country, which has recently been plagued by rioting. They also alerted Chi... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-29 The State Council yesterday asked local governments to buy more energy-efficient products, reflecting the country's determination to make its economic growth cleaner. In addition, the State Council insists on the strict implementation of a compulsor... 阅读全文>>