Archive for January, 2010
Gansu Will Build 3,000 Rural Chain Stores In 2010
January 31st, 2010 | 
Author: According to reports in local media, China’s Gansu province plans to build and renovate 3,000 rural retail chain stores in 2010.
Information from Gansu’s latest provincial business meeting shows that apart from the 3,000 rural stores, the province will also build and renovate 40 product distribution centers to increase the distribution rate of daily commodities of [...]
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U.S. assessing sale of fighters, subs to Taiwan
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Premier Wu Den-yih said yesterday that the government will stick to the principle of buying military weapons that meet the defense needs at reasonable prices.
Navy denies Chinese sub spotted off south Taiwan
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – The R.O.C Navy denied yesterday a media report that the nation’s naval battleships detected a suspected Chinese submarine off southwestern Taiwan during a military exercise on Jan. 27.
History and culture-art treasures in NE China’s Liaoning Province
BEIJING, Jan.A 30 –The Drum Music is popular in the whole Liaoning Province and is flourishing in Haicheng of South Liaoning as well as Niuzhuang, Nantai, Anshan, Shenyang and other places.
Study fails to bridge divide
JAPANESE and Chinese scholars published the results of a three-year joint study on Sunday which showed they could not resolve differences on controversial modern events including the 1937 Nanjing Massacre.
Magnitude 5.0 earthquake hits southwest China
At least one person was injured after a magnitude-5 earthquake hit the border area between southwest China’s Sichuan province and Chongqing Municipality.
China cracks down on text messaging in Xinjiang
Authorities in China’s troubled north-western region of Xinjiang have punished residents for spreading rumours and “splittist” content via text messages, within days of turning services back on, according to local media, reports The Guardian .
Millions on move as China’s Spring Festival travel season begins
Passengers wait for trains at the West Railway Station in Beijing, capital of China, Jan.
Chinese defense minister stresses importance of border, coastal defense
Senior Chinese leaders including President Hu Jintao , Premier Wen Jiabao , Li Changchun and Zhou Yongkang meet with delegates of a national meeting on border and coastal defense, in Beijing, China, Jan.
Starbucks voluntarily recalls water bottle with stopper
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – The U.S Consumer Product Safety Commission said it was voluntarily recalling, together with coffee company Starbucks Corp., more that 12,000 glass water bottles with stoppers that could shatter and cut consumers when the stopper is inserted or removed.