Yushu, China News

Authorities in the northeastern Chinese province of Heilongjiang said Tuesday they were investigating violent clashes between police and villagers protesting against land acquisition by the government, which left around 18 people injured.

The move prompted speculation that she might be eyeing a seat on the KMT Central Standing Committee.

North Korea's nuclear test this week has deeply angered China, a mood shift signaled in statements showing that influential Chinese thinkers are coming to see Kim Jong Il's regime as a liability.

From January to April, 2009, the corn export volume declined year on year by 89 percent to 12,347 tons.

LOOSEN RESTRICTIONS: The Council of Labor Affairs proposes revising the law to let a union to strike if at least half of its members support doing so in an anonymous poll By Shelley Huang In anticipation of opposition from industries to a draft amendment that would remove an obstacle to going on strike, union representatives and academics urged the ...

The deepening financial crisis has taken a toll on local agri-products processing companies, as orders slow to a trickle due to sluggish domestic and abroad market demand.

The Chinese navy yesterday escorted a Taiwan ship through Somali waters to protect it against pirate attacks.

The heaps of golden corn cover Cui Shulan's small yard under the early morning sun, waiting to be tossed into a wooden cage raised with four stilts.