A new system will be established to keep a closer eye on the progress and quality of key constructions along the eastern and middle routes of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project with the aim of meeting the original target on supplying water, a senior official said. The project, the world’s largest water diversion, is...
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China Arrests Over 1150 Suspects in Personal Data Trade
MOSCOW, (RIA Novosti) – Chinese police arrested over 1,150 people suspected of disclosing and illegally dealing personal information in a major crackdown earlier in the week, Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday. The agency said citing the Ministry of Public Security that law enforcers in 21 provincial regions, including Beijing and Hubei, united after gathering...
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Hubei official investigated
A senior official in Hubei province has been placed under investigation by Party disciplinary inspectors from Beijing, Chinese media reported. Wu Yongwen, 60, deputy head of the Standing Committee of the People’s Congress of Hubei province, is being investigated by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection – the Party’s top anti-corruption body – over...
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Banking on high fidelity
Recently, a Weibo post saying that a service from China Merchants Bank could be used to help a wife “monitor” her husband’s bank account attracted a lot of attention, being shared 150,000 times. The Weibo introduced the service under the title “making husbands cry.” In essence, it allows a deposit ceiling to be placed...
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Wuhan puts squeeze on profs
Global Times About 200 supervisors for doctoral candidates at Wuhan University in Hubei Province will be stopped from enrolling new prospects this year due to a lack for a number of reasons, including a lack of funds. The university denied media reports that the number of overall supervisors would be reduced to around 500,...
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New hubs to cushion exodus from Pearl River Delta
An exodus of factories from the Pearl River Delta has led some to question whether China can remain the so-called factory of the world, but even if the delta loses its pre-eminent status, the mainland will remain a manufacturing powerhouse, thanks to the rise of new manufacturing bases in interior provinces, analysts say. Over...
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Once hailed a hero, ayi faces lawsuit
The owner of a Shanghai housekeeping agency has filed a lawsuit to reclaim the 1,000 yuan ($162) he gave a Hubei Province housekeeper whom the media falsely reported had saved another woman’s life during a car accident in October, local media reported Sunday. The plaintiff, Yang Qiaoxing, claimed that he gave the defendant the...
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Western governments may soon borrow in renminbi
By David Marsh, MarketWatch BEIJING (MarketWatch) — One of the most hotly discussed questions in world finance concerns the timing of the expected take-off of the Chinese renminbi as a worldwide financial transaction and reserve currency. International banks all over the world are preparing for a further wave of renminbi activity in coming years...
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Handicrafts made of chrysanthemum stones in China’s Hubei
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Yellow alert issued as smog covers northern cities
Beijing was covered by smog on Friday with the China Environmental Monitoring Center’s reading showed the air quality ranging between poor and hazardous in the city, signifying the first air pollution spike of the new year. Weather forecast authorities in the capital issued a yellow alert at 5 pm on Friday, warning that heavy...
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