China's AIDS epidemic shows no signs of abating with an estimated 70,000 new HIV infections occurring in 2005, according to a report released by the Chinese Ministry of Health, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organization.
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The Shanghai Municipal Tourism Administrative Commission says that star ratings of 23 hotels have been revoked.
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Google plans to re-launch its Chinese-language search service as a self-censored version of its international search engine under a new domain name at Google.cn.
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Two representatives from China last week attended the Seventh Session of the UN Ad Hoc Committee on the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities in New York to address the rights and needs of disabled children.
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After receiving consumer complaints, the Zhejiang Provincial Pricing Bureau (ZPPB) now says that it will start a special inspection on the pricing of telecom products in the province.
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The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has written to Microsoft chairman Bill Gates to protest Microsoft Corporation's closing of Chinese Internet users' blogs.
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At the press conference sponsored by the State Council Information Office, Chen Jian, assistant minister of Commerce, briefed the press on China's humanitarian aid for foreign countries in 2005 and its overall stance on providing international humanitarian relief.
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The China Legal Aid Foundation and All China Lawyers Association (ACLA) are together launching a RMB1 million fund for legal aid to migrant laborers.
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Red Capital defines China retro-chic through hip hotels, cool clubs and alternative media. Red Capital's distinguished style in restoration of historic buildings, unique entertainment concepts, and experimental media productions, brings China lifestyle to a new epoch. Laurence Brahm is the founder and the heart behind Red Capital.
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The Beijing Tourism Administration (BJTA) has issued a circular saying that it will post online the names of travel agencies that delay to pay the tour guides or do not sign an employment contract with them.
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In 2005, China's total tax revenue topped RMB3.0866 trillion (excluding tariffs and agricultural taxes), up 20% and 514.8 billion yuan over 2004 and exceeding RMB3 trillion for the first time.
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Viviane Reding, who sits with the European Commission responsible for Information Society and Media, said yesterday in Shanghai that information and communications technology offer new opportunities for social inclusion, participation, business, growth and jobs in China.
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Results of a survey conducted by The Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries (HKICS) of company secretaries of the top 100 Hang Seng Index companies show that 96% of those who responded to the questionnaires think that mandatory paid newspaper announcements should be abolished.
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At the press conference sponsored by the State Council Information Office last week, Wang Wei, deputy director of Department of Wildlife Conservation under the State Forestry Administration, briefed the press on animal welfare and market supervision.
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As a countermeasure against the European Union's regulation to limit the amount of harmful components in electronics, China's Ministry of Information Industry (MII) is moving fast to unleash its own rules this month.
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