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Former Taiwan leader interrogated after treatment in hospital
Former Taiwan leader Chen Shui-bian was interrogated by prosecutors on Friday, a day after being sent back to the Taipei detention center after a hospital stay.
It was the first time he was questioned since being detained last Wednesday. Chen is accused of money laundering and misusing a special fund during his eight years in office. His term ended in May.
Prosecutors did not brief the media about the interrogation.
Chen was in a good condition health-wise, said his defen ...
China launches nationwide crackdown on sex, violence publications
China is launching a national campaign to crack down on books, videos and websites publicizing sex and violence after teachers and parents voice concerns for children, said China's press watchdog.
After a discussion meeting on Thursday, the General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP) and the National Office of Anti-Pornography and Anti-Illegal Publications agreed to step up supervision over book sellers near schools and on websites.
Previously, the groups only patrolle ...
Quake survivors have great expectations for stimulus funds
The contrast is stark when Gou Xiuqiong, an earthquake survivor who makes a living as a hotel cleaner, talks about her difficult present and her hopes for the future.
One day recently, Gou sat on a long bench on the hotel lawn. About 100 m away stood a row of deserted restaurants that were shattered by the May 12 quake, some with roofs collapsing.
Earning just 800 yuan (114 U.S. dollars) a month and facing the cost of rebuilding her life, she still returned 30,000 yuan to a guest ...
Construction on new nuke power plant kicks off in SE China
Construction on a new nuclear power plant started Friday in southeast China's Fujian Province, the first nuclear power plant to get into the saddle after the government announced its huge stimulus package to boost domestic demand.
Vice Premier Li Keqiang attended the inauguration ceremony for the construction of the Fuqing Nuclear Power Plant Friday.
The project would require an investment of an estimated 100 billion yuan (14.6 billion U.S. dollars) for six sets of million kilowa ...
Chinese official: SMEs need to attach more importance to intellectual capital
Small and medium Chinese enterprises (SMEs) should improve their management of intellectual capital during the financial crisis, a Chinese official said on Friday.
"The majority of Chinese entrepreneurs don't realize the true lucrative potential in intellectual capital such as intellectual property, brainpower and corporate culture," Wang Liwen, secretary general of the China National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Forum. Wang made the remarks while briefing journali ...
China to issue 3.3-bln-dollar treasury bonds
The Ministry of Finance (MOF) on Friday said the 22nd batch of book-entry treasury bonds for this year would be issued next week, with a total value of 22.5 billion yuan (3.29 billion U.S. dollars).
The ministry said in a statement the issue period would last from Nov. 24 to 26. The seven-year bonds have a fixed annual yield of 2.71 percent.
Interest will be calculated from Nov. 24 and paid annually. The principal will be paid at maturity.
The issue will bring China's bo ...
CPC official underscores supervision of economic policy implementation
The Communist Party of China's (CPC) top anti-corruption official on Friday urged tighter supervision and inspection to ensure the implementation of the central government's economic policies.
He Guoqiang, secretary of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), made these comments at a conference held before inspection groups headed for local governments.
The central government has announced steps to spur domestic demand and boost economic development in the fac ...
Officials' suicides raise psychological health concern in China quake zone
China is paying more attention to the psychological health of officials in the earthquake-hit Sichuan Province after two people committed suicide.
"We have imposed compulsory measures for grass-roots officials to show we care about them. We told them they must take breaks during their relief work," Wei Hong, executive vice provincial governor, said at a press conference in Beijing on Friday.
He did not provide details about those measures, however, media reports have said officia ...
East China food poisoning result of feuding vendors
A dispute between two vendors resulted in food poisoning that sickened 70 people in China's eastern Zhejiang province, local police said on Friday.
A man, surnamed Wang, was arrested on Wednesday. Police in Jiaxing City said he confessed to putting clenbuterol hydrochloride into meat from a competitor's fridge.
Police said Wang and a vendor from another stall in the Xiujia market had been having a dispute, although they did not tell Xinhua what it was about or for how long it las ...
Nine buses burned in northeast China fire
Nine buses in a parking lot caught fire early Friday morning in the northeastern Heilongjiang province.
No one was injured.
According to firefighters, worker Wang Siansheng was trying to start a bus when its gas tank exploded at 5:04 a.m. in the Xiangfang district of Harbin, Heilongjiang's capital. Fire then spread, consuming nine buses and one truck.
Foul play is not suspected, however, police have not yet decided whether Wang will be punished for the incident.
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