3 years after quake, Sichuan rises again

Three years after a devastating earthquake, the worst-hit areas in Sichuan and neighboring provinces, phoenix-like, have risen from the rubble. Ninety-five percent of reconstruction projects have been completed, with the remainder set to be finished…

More Chinese buying luxury goods abroad

According to industry analysts, purchasers of luxury goods should receive one more lavish advantage, little tax. Analysts said the nation should adjust its marketplace for luxury goods to keep the overwhelming purchasing power of Chinese…

Beijing steps up efforts to build subsidised flats

Beijing is showing increasing political willingness to interfere with the housing market, with the latest circular from the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission urging corporations under central government control to play an active part…

Migrant worker life hard on marriages

BEIJING – Provinces that export labor topped a list of places whose populations contained the largest number of divorcees in the first quarter of the year. Experts said that dubious distinction resulted from the fact…

Wen tells Chinese youths to be hardworking

Premier Wen Jiabao on Tuesday urged Chinese youths to work hard and be persistent in achieving their goals while he spent more than two hours chatting with young people on the eve of China’s Youth…

Overwork threatens health of office workers

SHANGHAI – More than 70 percent of Chinese white-collar workers suffer from overwork and are at a greater risk of having health troubles as a result, according to a recent survey.  The survey, which was…