At a recent meeting of the Beijing Municipal Standing Committee, participants discussed the need to ease traffic congestion and said that in the future, among other policy initiatives, priority would be given to the development of public transport along w
On October 13 the Department of Cultural Market Administration of China’s Ministry of Culture denied rumors of a possible ban on the stealing vegetable function on online farming games. The rumor quickly spread online leading to an outcry among internet u
Yesterday, the Ministry of Land and Resources announced its investigation into 6 cases of illegal corporate land use. The Ministry has already decided to fine automakers BYD 2.95 million yuan for illegal land use in its Xian site. Several officials in the
Yesterday the president of China’s Film Copyright Association, Zhu Yongde, announced starting next year Chinese internet cafes and long distance buses which broadcast films will be required to pay royalties. Beijing, Shanghai and seven provinces will pilo
The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development stated that it will begin a project to promote the sale of construction materials to rural areas for development purposes. Five other ministries will also oversee the project. The sales will be piloted i
The Department of Cultural Market Administration of China’s Ministry of Culture has praised online games that plant, water and fertilize plants as a virtual platform that can provide a taste of nature to adolescents, but has stated that the stealing veget
In response to recent rumors that the one-child policy would be relaxed to allow couples to have a second child, deputy director of the Population and Family Planning Commission, He Xiaopeng, has declared in an interview with reporters that there are no p
The National Bureau of Statistics yesterday announced that in September, prices of 80% of the almost 30 food products whose prices are nationally monitored rose. The prices of staple vegetables, meat, poultry, rice, and flour all increased. The price of c
The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, the Ministry of Land, and the Ministry of Supervision have issued a notice defining accountability clauses provincial governments must face regarding their efforts to stabilize housing prices. Experts h
To mark the 16th World Mental Health Day, an NGO called Mental Health and Social Observation (精神病與社會觀察) along with the Shenzhen Equity and Justice Initiative (深圳衡平機構) published a report analyzing the system by which patients are accepted to recei
The Propaganda Department of the Jiangxi Provincial Party Committee yesterday announced that the party secertary of Yihuang County Qiu Jianguo had been removed from his position. The head of the county's government Su Jianguo has also been removed from hi
Beijing's Development and Reform Commission announced on Oct 8 that they would organize hearings to discuss adjustments to the price of natural gas in the capital in the near future. According to unnamed inside sources, the detailed price reform program w
A reporter from the Information Times learned from police that Guangzhou officials plan to increase security checks from now until December 31 of this year. Train stations, airports, bus stations and other public transportation hubs will be outfitted with
The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) published two alternate proposals for lifting the cost of residential electricity prices on October 9, each of the plans is based on a three tiered system that will charge those who consume more than a
A few days ago, the head of China's civil service revealed plans for reforms to the 2011 national civil service examination for central government agencies and related departments. The plans include offering postions to examinees who have more than 2 year
In an effort to encourage the construction and operatrion of public rental housing, the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation yesterday announced that as of September 27, they will offer several tax exemptions to developers for a th
A quarterly report released by the Institute of Economic Research of Renmin University of China in recent days, found that labor demand in the eastern, western, and central regions of China has once again outstripped supply, creating unprecedented demand
In the lead up to the National Day holiday and the Guangzhou Asian Games, the National Anti-Pornography and Anti-Illegal Publications Office will step up efforts to protect minors, enforce international property rights and crack down on illegal publicatio
Work has already begun on roughly 70% of the 5.8 million units of public housing that have been scheduled for construction across the country this year, with 30% of the units already completed. However, progress has been uneven among regions due to inadeq
Shenyang, in the northeastern Liaoning province and Chengdu the capital of the southwestern province of Sichuan, both offically opened their first subway line for commercial operation yesterday.
