China - Society
University Town Quarantined after H1N1 Outbreak
Sep 15, 2009, 2:00 pmA H1N1 flu outbreak has lead to the closure of a university town in Langfang, a city in China’s Hebei Province.
Bizarre Logic for High House Prices in China
Sep 14, 2009, 7:00 pmChinese officials have been putting forward bizarre explanations for China’s rising real estate prices recently.
H1N1 Spreads to Rural China Endangering Tens of Millions
Sep 14, 2009, 3:00 pmH1N1 flu now ranks as China’s top health issue with 200 to 400 new cases reported daily.
China Cheap with Public Education
Sep 13, 2009, 5:00 pmChina only spends 2.4 percent of its GDP on public education, according to the main think tank of the Chinese Communist Party's State Council.
China Mine Blast Death Toll Rises to 56
Sep 12, 2009, 5:00 amThe death toll in a mine explosion in Pingdingshan, Henan Province has reached 56.
Large H1N1 Outbreak at Chinese People's Armed Police Force Academy
Sep 9, 2009, 7:00 amAs a result of a large outbreak of H1N1 on campus, the Chinese People's Armed Police Force Academy is forced to close.
China Faces Fast Spreading H1N1 Flu
Sep 9, 2009, 1:00 amH1N1 flu has been escalating in China as clusters of H1N1 cases have been detected in more than 10 provinces and autonomous regions in China.
Six-Year-Old Chinese Girl Dreams of Being a Corrupt Official
Sep 7, 2009, 3:00 pmA Chinese school girl announced that she dreamed of becoming “a corrupt official, as they have lots of property.”
Police Break Strike at Philips in Shenzhen
Sep 7, 2009, 5:00 amA strike by one thousand workers was curtailed by armed police in the southern China city of Shenzhen.
Insecticide-Tainted Rice Found in Chongqing Supermarkets
Sep 7, 2009, 5:00 amSome supermarkets in Chongqing are using an insecticide in bags of rice, putting their customers at risk.
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