Hefei Municipal Charity Association says that from this year on they will launch a Donation Day activity in November each year in order to integrate the local charity resources. Read More >

Kanglemeijiamei Supermarket in Beijing's Liangxiang area has been found selling expired Yili brand milk at a discounted price. Read More >

Carrefour, the largest retailer in Europe and the second largest retailer in the world, is planning to set up a green shopping mall on the 4th ring road in Beijing before 2008. Read More >

Starbucks has launched the Starbucks Teachers' Scholarship program with China's Soong Ching Ling Foundation and with the assistance from Give2Asia, which was started by the Asia Foundation. Read More >

The Bayer Group says it is continuing its activities to improve its greenhouse gas performance and welcomes the goal of current government negotiations in Nairobi to achieve a successful global climate protection policy once the commitment period defined in the Kyoto Protocol has come to its conclusion in 2012. Read More >

More than 1,000 underprivileged children will enjoy a happier Christmas this year thanks to the Changing Young Lives Foundation who with the generous support of the public has exceeded its target of raising over 1,000 Christmas presents for disadvantaged youngsters living in Hong Kong. Read More >

Following previously reported news of problematic crabs and turbot fish, another aquatic product has been found to have health risks. Eleven samples of mandarin fish have been found to contain poisonous chemical malachite green dye in Hong Kong. Read More >

Shanghai's Consular Spouses Shanghai organization says it recently raised RMB664,000 at a Cultural Charity Bazaar. Read More >

Due to their suspicious origins, Dell China says that it won't be responsible for maintaining low priced displays and monitors that appear to be either fake Dell products or smuggled into China from overseas. Read More >

Following global media reports that its contact lens solution contains bacteria, pharmaceutical company Advanced Medical Optics has announced a recall of some products in the Chinese market. Read More >

The Beijing Tourism Administration has released a standard regarding the safety of star-grade hotels in the city and plans to implement it starting April 1, 2007. Read More >

Nine security guards working at Dragon Sports Center in Hangzhou became nauseous after eating the fast food bought from a Trust Mart Huanglong store. Read More >

According to the latest figures published in the UNAIDS/WHO 2006 AIDS Epidemic Update, an estimated 39.5 million people are living with HIV around the world. Read More >

By Richard Brubaker
The Wall Street Journal reports in In China, Growth at Whose Cost? that in China the rich are getting richer and the poorer are getting poorer. The article is based on a World Bank report that has yet to be released, but has been recently presented to Chinese government officials. Read More >

Some Guangzhou KTV outlets say it's their party and they can sing if they want to–they may not pay the copyright fees recently issued by the Chinese government. Read More >