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Punishment too light (China Daily) Updated: 2009-11-26 07:50 Should deliberately defaulting on employees' pay be made a crime? This is a question that requires serious attention to protect the legitimate rights and interests of employees.

Compensation planned for return of relics By Lin Shujuan (China Daily) Updated: 2009-11-25 07:51 In a bid to encourage overseas collectors to return to China its ancient relics, the country plans to offer "reasonable compensation" in exchange for the antiques, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage (SACH) has said.

Black taxi rates may follow licensed cabs By Meng Jing (China Daily) Updated: 2009-11-25 07:57 Unlicensed taxi drivers might raise their rates to match the 1 yuan increase in licensed cabs, following a jump in gasoline prices two weeks ago.

Record surge in used apartment sales By Wang Ru (China Daily) Updated: 2009-11-25 07:57 There has been a record surge in the number of second-hand apartment sales in Beijing in November, with about 1,000 transactions every day.

Market ends win streak on bank liquidity woes (China Daily/Agencies) Updated: 2009-11-25 08:05 Chinese stocks fell, driving the benchmark index to its biggest loss in almost three months, on concern the nation's banks will sell more shares to replenish capital depleted by record loan growth. The Shanghai Composite Index dropped 3.5 percent to 3223.53, the most since Aug 31 and sliding from a ...

Want a pink private jet and hotel room in Monaco arranged fast? No problem. Well, certainly not for members of Quintessentially, a super-exclusive club that insists: "Nothing is impossible." By Alexandra Leyton Espinoza (China Daily) Updated: 2009-11-25 08:06 Want a pink private jet and hotel room in Monaco arranged fast? No problem. Well, certainly not for members of Quintessentially, a super-exclusive club that insists: "Nothing is impossible."

Some of the funds allocated to rebuild the Sichuan earthquake-hit areas were not distributed fairly, with much of the money benefiting those who were already wealthy, a survey released by the Chinese By Chen Jia (China Daily) Updated: 2009-11-25 07:51 Some of the funds allocated to rebuild the Sichuan earthquake-hit areas were not distributed fairly, with much of the money benefiting those who were already wealthy, a survey released by the Chinese Academy of Science and Technology (CAST) showed yesterday.

US sets countervailing duties on tubular goods from China (Xinhua) Updated: 2009-11-25 09:54 The US Commerce Department on Tuesday announced its decision to set final countervailing duties (CVD) on imports of the $2.6 billion oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from China, the biggest US trade action against China.

2 executed over baby formula scandal By Zhu Zhe (China Daily) Updated: 2009-11-25 07:51 Two people were executed yesterday for their roles in the country's tainted milk powder scandal last year, which killed six children and made more than 300,000 sick.

China Pacific gets nod for $3.4b HK IPO (Agencies) Updated: 2009-11-25 11:06 China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co Ltd, China's third-largest life insurer, has received government approval for its long-delayed plan to float shares in Hong Kong to raise at least 23.3 billion yuan ($3.4 billion).

RMB rate fine-tuning is possible By Cheng Guangjin (China Daily) Updated: 2009-11-25 07:51 The vice-foreign minister said the RMB rate's flexibility may widen, echoing the nation's central bank a month ago.

Size matters: City crushed by smaller Disneyland plan By Wang Ying (China Daily) Updated: 2009-11-25 07:51 SHANGHAI: In its fervent bid to become a global financial center, China's largest city thinks big and engages in gigantic projects.

ChiNext stock index up Wednesday (Xinhua) Updated: 2009-11-25 17:26 The ChiNext Index rose on Wednesday as all the 28 shares at China's start-up board for small and medium-sized enterprises were up.

Beijing launches taxi fuel surcharge (Xinhua) Updated: 2009-11-25 17:14 Beijing's 66,000 taxis Wednesday started to charge a one-yuan (14.6 cents) fuel surcharge when the meter hits three km, according to municipal authorities.

Diplomat: Trade with France to recover (Xinhua) Updated: 2009-11-25 17:08 China is optimistic that its trade with France could recover from its slump during the global finacial crisis, a Chinese diplomat said Tuesday.

Crisis has little impact on Shanghai Expo (Xinhua) Updated: 2009-11-25 17:03 The global financial crisis has little impact on the 2010 Shanghai Expo, senior Shanghai officials said Tuesday.

Thirsting for a solution By Fu Jing (China Daily) Updated: 2009-11-25 07:52 After nine months without seeing a drop of rain, farmers in Northwest China's Gansu province had no choice but to head for the nearby temples and pray. Not only did they desperately need water to irrigate crops, they also needed it to quench their own painful thirst.

China calls for easy Indian business visa (Xinhua) Updated: 2009-11-25 11:43 China on Tuesday called for favorable conditions for labor service cooperation with India, saying the cooperation benefits both countries.

Toy exports slump in Guangdong  (Xinhua) Updated: 2009-11-25 11:11 Guangdong, China's major toy manufacturing province, saw a slump in toy exports in October amid increasing costs, said the provincial customs Tuesday.

China-EU biz summit to open in Nanjing (Xinhua) Updated: 2009-11-25 10:38 The fifth China-EU Business Summit will be held in Nanjing, capital city of east China's Jiangsu province, on Nov 30, said an official with the Chinese Commerce Ministry on Tuesday.

China: Rural land release just a rumor (Xinhua) Updated: 2009-11-25 09:47 A land planning official of China Tuesday denied reports that claimed the country was going to release rural land into market to ease land shortage and curb the steep hike in housing prices.

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