Nanjing

10,000 gather to recall victims of Nanking massacre

14 Dec 2012

Air raid sirens sounded in the eastern city of Nanjing yesterday as nearly 10,000 people attended a ceremony to mourn those who died 75 years ago in the Nanking massacre.

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China marks 75th anniversary of Nanking massacre amid tense relations with Japan

13 Dec 2012

Air raid sirens sounded in the Chinese city of Nanjing on Thursday as it marked the 75th anniversary of the mass killing and rape committed there by Japanese soldiers – with the Asian powers’...

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Agony endures 75 years after Nanking Massacre

7 Dec 2012

Three quarters of a century after Japanese soldiers butchered her family and left her for dead, Xia Shuqin says she relives her terror with every denial that the Nanking Massacre ever happened.

Serial armed robber suspected in Chongqing killing

11 Aug 2012

Chongqing authorities put up a reward of 500,000 yuan (HK$613,000) to track down a serial armed robber suspected of gunning down three people outside a bank in the southwestern municipality...

Beijing deploys inspectors to push home policy point

26 Jul 2012

The State Council has sent out another strong signal that it intends to tighten the enforcement of property curbs, highlighting Beijing's concerns that any easing of the controls at the local...

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Forget robbery, try state-owned enterprises for a quick buck

The most popular Hollywood movies on the mainland are always about heists, with Fast Five reaping 67 million yuan (HK$82.45 million) at the box office in its first four days of...

I'm trying to heal my son, says 'Eagle Dad'

He Liesheng, a 44-year-old father and businessman in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, aroused heated online debate over what some people say are inhumane child-rearing tactics that he uses on his four-...

Odd proposals

Use space in public buildings for car parks

Safety scandals cut into Yurun profits

A series of food-safety-related scandals in the second half of 2011 took the shine off profits at China Yurun Food, which said full-year net profit fell 34 per cent to HK$1.8 billion last year,...

Odd proposals

Ban foreign language classes in kindergartens

Midas wins Suzhou rolling-stock deal

Singapore-based rolling stock manufacturer Midas yesterday said that its joint-venture company, Nanjing SR Puzhen Rail Transport, had won a contract to supply 115 railway cars for the Suzhou Metro...