In October of 2010, Li Qiming ran over and killed a young woman and injured another in a traffic accident that took place on the grounds of Hebei University in Baoding. According to reports, Li Qiming attempted to flee the scene and when stopped by campus
Yesterday morning the Chinese government moved against VeryCD, a popular Chinese file-sharing website which allows users to share and download copyrighted audiovisual material. The site now restricts downloads of music and videos. The State Administration
In places like Guangdong and Chongqing, governments are moving to promote reform of the household registration system, so that rural residents will no longer be forced to give up their claim to rural land so that they can shift to an urban registration an
In 2010, the per capita GDP of Guangdong Province reached 36,990 yuan, or about 7,000 US dollars. The GDP of Guangdong now exceeds the GDP of Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan and is forecast to overtake South Korea's in 2020. Guangdong's GDP is now equal
Premier Wen Jiabao signed the new National Compensation Law on January 17. The new law ends the government policy of collecting compensation payments for victims from parties guilty of bribery, embezzlement, and corruption and other crimes. The law is now
Beijing residents who live near the Temple of Heaven and the Drum and Bell Tower will be relocated, and the population of Dongcheng District restricted to 650,000 by 2030, Yang Liuyin, party secretary of the CPC Dongcheng Committee, said yesterday. He wen
Investigators discovered 53,000 cases of illegal land use involving 418,000 mu (a unit of measurement equal to 675 square meters) of land. 28,000 cases have been dealt with. There is likely to be more cases of illegal land use this year, according to Li J
The family of Qian Yunhui, head of a village in Zhejiang Province who was recently killed in a traffic accident, accepted a 1.05 million yuan as compensation yesterday. In return, the family has signed an agreement ending their dispute with the local town
The China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) has released a notice requiring commercial banks to ensure that loans co-issued by banks and trust companies be included on the balance sheets of the banks by the end of 2011. Additionally, it requires the am
As of March 1st, minimum wage in Guangdong Province will be raised 18.6 percent from last year’s average. The minimum wage in Guangzhou City will be raised to 1,300 yuan per month.
An insider told a reporter at the 21st Century Business Herald that the China’s four largest state-owned banks will have given over 800 billion yuan in loans by January 19th. The central government originally set January loan targets at 300 billion yuan f
Cai Yuhe, deputy director of the general department at the Ministry of Transportation, said at China Logistics Development Meeting that the ministry is considering reducing the cost of expressway tolls and renewing the current toll policy. Expressway toll
At an executive meeting held yesterday, the State Council approved the current draft for the “Regulations for Housing Expropriation and Compensation on State-owned Land.” The draft requires that local governments offer market prices to compensate for expr
Last week the EO reported that Zhang Mingyu, a delegate to Chongqing's 3rd NPC and former board chairman of Chongqing Tongchuang Property Corporation, had publicly accused Weng Zhenjie, a member of the standing committee of Chongqing's NPC and chairman of
According to a new special report released by Hurun Report, a publishing and events group founded by Rupert Hoogewerf which is best kown for publishing an annual China Rich List, the number one crime for which China's wealthy are sentenced to prison terms
Beijing's China Internet Network Information Center has just released its 27th Internet Development Statistical Report. According to report, the number of internet users in China has reached 457 million and the number of cell phone users has reached 303 m
In 2009, investigators seized tens of thousands of tons of rare earths, valued at over 200 million yuan, from smugglers. Involvement in the illegal rare earth trade ranges from sourcing, hoarding, smuggling and delivering rare earth to foreign customers.
The Shanghai Composite Index dropped 3.03 percent to 2706.66 points yesterday, hitting a three month low. Real Estate shares fell more than 5 percent after the central bank announced its decision to raise the required reserve ratio by 0.5 percent last Fri
China’s Petroleum reserve will reach 85 million tons by 2020, the equivalent of the country’s 90-day import volume. The Chinese government is currently planning its third oil reserves expansion project. Wanzhou District in Chongqing City, Hainan Province
