Anshan City

8 Feb 2012

A tourist from Liaoning received a shock when he was handed a receipt for his breakfast in Hainan over the Lunar New Year holiday. It wasn't a typo - the ordinary glass of milk he'd ordered cost...

6:58AM

Man held after killing spree in which 10 died

16 Apr 2011

A man suspected of killing 10 people, including his wife, father and son this week, was arrested by police in Liaoning province yesterday.

7:59AM

Anshan Steel puts US plan on hold

20 Aug 2010

Anshan Iron & Steel Group, one of the mainland's top producers of the alloy, has put its plan to invest in a US steel plant on hold in the face of political opposition.

6:56AM

Beijing to discuss steel industry incentives and consolidation

13 Jan 2009

The mainland Cabinet will discuss measures this week, such as tax cuts and incentives, to promote consolidation in the slumping steel industry.

5:38PM

Renowned filmmaker gets top award

8 Aug 2008

Director Ann Hui On-wah is the first Hongkonger and woman to take the top honour in the Fukuoka Prize since it was set up in 1990. The 61-year-old was named the grand prize winner in recognition...

3:51AM

Once a graveyard for state-run industry, Liaoning is struggling back to prosperity

17 Jul 2008

Nowhere has the death of the mainland's Stalinist industrial economy been more evident or the victims more numerous than in Liaoning .

6:43PM

Opinion

Alex Lo

A dangerous demagogue in our midst

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4:18AM

Jake Van Der Kamp

Ferry subsidies to push rents up further

4:27AM

Liaoning official chosen to head Anben Steel

The merger between steelmakers Anshan Iron & Steel Group and Benxi Iron & Steel Group is gaining momentum with the government's appointment of a chairman shortly to head the integrated...

3:38PM

Lottery law aims to tackle surge in fraud

The mainland will issue its first national laws on the burgeoning lottery industry next year, offering regulators the power to combat a growing number of frauds.

12:44PM

Steel giants link up in Cambodia to cut ore costs

Four mainland steel giants, led by Wuhan Iron & Steel, have set up a joint venture to invest in iron ore projects in Cambodia - a move that may make them less vulnerable to rising import...

8:28AM

Parkson buys out Liaoning store for 730m yuan

Parkson Retail Group, the Beijing-based department store unit of Malaysia's Lion Group, will pay 730 million yuan to acquire the 49 per cent stake it does not already own in its flagship store in...

3:15AM

Steel giant to boost output amid demand at high-end

Anben Iron and Steel Group, China's second-largest steel producer, plans to raise its crude steel production capacity by 65 per cent in the next five years to meet surging demand for high-end...

10:40AM

Angang postpones fund raiser

Rights issue, asset purchase off until flotation of state-held shares is completed

10:05PM