Monday, May 20, 2013   

China to impose higher consumption tax on big cars
08-13 19:34
China has announced it will raise consumption tax rates for high-emission vehicles while cutting rates for smaller cars to reduce fuel consumption and air pollu...
Storm death toll in southwest China jumps to 40
08-13 18:49
The death toll from floods and mudslides triggered by Typhoon Kammuri in southwest China has doubled to 40 with six people still missing, the official Xinhua ...
Beijing says no extension of car controls post Games
08-13 15:41
Olympic host city Beijing has no plans to extend traffic control measures that have seen half the cars taken off the roads past the Games, despite their success ...
Police rough up British journalist at Olympic protest
08-13 14:49
Chinese police dragged a British journalist along the ground and detained him after he tried to report on a pro-Tibet protest near the main Olympic stadium, w...
Police stop protest by pro-Tibet activists
08-13 13:51
Chinese police stopped a protest by pro-Tibet activists at the Olympic Village in Beijing, according to the spokesman for an advocacy group in Hong Kong. ...
Hunt for dad who walked out on a champ
08-13 12:33
China's huge internet community has sparked a nationwide search for the father of 10 meter air pistol gold medallist Guo Wenjun who abandoned his daughter 10 yea...
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