China Economic ReviewChina produced 1.9 per cent less grain in 2001 than in the previous year, said agriculture minister Du Qinglin. The minister did not give a total figure but said that it was more than 450m tonnes. Every 1 per cent drop in grain production means that China has to import 5m tonnes of grain. Cotton […]
The International School of Beijing has moved to a new campus in the capital’s Shunyi district. The new facility on 133,000 sq metres of purchased land contains a 600- seat art theatre, a six-lane swimming pool and an outdoor track and sports ground. The ISB was formally established in 1980 as a diplomatic school. It […]
China has published a list of 806 approved manufacturers of food staples to reassure consumers after a spate of outbreaks of food poisoning, South China Morning Post said. The full list was published on a government website with the comment that consumers could buy goods from the recommended enterprises without concern. The publication followed a […]
China will spend Yn2.25bn to upgrade the nation’s blood screening centres, Xinhua reported. The centres will be used to better screen for HIV, hepatitis and other bloodborne viruses. The State Development Planning Commission will provide Yn1.25bn, with the remainder coming from provincial and local overnments. The new centres will enable the government to meet a […]
China’s Communist Party disciplined 175,364 officials in 2001 for a wide range of crimes including corruption and bribery, Reuters reported. This was a rise of 29 per cent on the previous year. Among those disciplined by the party’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection were 6,076 county heads, 497 department heads and 16 provincial leaders including […]