China's population is projected to reach 1.4 billion by the end of 2015, when the urban population will become the majority for the first time, officials said.

5 comments - 982 views - Mon, jul 05 09:31 2010

A missing 6-year-old boy has been found by Shunyi police after being sold by his mother's online lover, Beijing Times reported on Tuesday. The man has since been detained.

2 comments - 784 views - Fri, jul 02 09:24 2010

Food safety is Chinese people's No 1 concern, with 72 percent putting it ahead of 10 other issues including social security, and medical and marriage safety, according to a recent survey.

2 comments - 643 views - Thu, jul 01 10:56 2010

Google plans to stop automatically sending users in mainland Chinese to its uncensored Hong Kong site, in an effort to appease Beijing as it seeks to renew its license to operate in China.

0 comments - 676 views - Wed, jun 30 09:18 2010

Chinese Internet users may become more skeptical following a spate of reports exposing the profit-seeking manipulation of Internet hot topics that are designed to amuse the public, experts warned on Monday.

1 comments - 752 views - Mon, jun 28 09:37 2010

Dressed in a crisp suit, Li Zhirui, sitting on the window seat of a Beijing bus, silently gazes at the European-style villas, luxury cars and illuminated shopping malls as they pass him by.

0 comments - 646 views - Fri, jun 25 09:29 2010

Eighteen wealthy men from Guangzhou, Guangdong province, have launched a program to seek out beautiful young partners, albeit with certain conditions.

2 comments - 713 views - Thu, jun 24 09:55 2010

The country's Ministry of Culture (MOC) has meted out a tentative regulation on the administration of online games, stipulating that online game players should register their real names before participating in virtual competitions in cyberspace.

0 comments - 471 views - Wed, jun 23 09:32 2010

Torrential rains battering south and central China have left 175 people dead and forced the evacuation of 1.7 million, as washed out roads and railways hampered rescue work Monday.

0 comments - 502 views - Tue, jun 22 09:15 2010

A survey targeting 3,262 Chinese living in cities or counties showed that 45.7 percent prefer to live in first-tier cities, the China Business News reported Friday.

0 comments - 531 views - Mon, jun 21 09:40 2010

According to Wuhan Evening News, the city government has stipulated that, in future, real estate developers must set aside a certain number of apartments as low-priced and low-rent housing for people on low incomes - meaning that rich and poor people will live in the same areas.

0 comments - 399 views - Fri, jun 18 10:12 2010

A 79-year old man surnamed Zeng could have had a terrible day if his lost briefcase had been found by someone else.

1 comments - 434 views - Thu, jun 17 09:20 2010

Chinese football fans may be excited about the FIFA World Cup, which kicks off on Friday, but their employers are not.

4 comments - 618 views - Sun, jun 13 09:50 2010

Nearly one in ten young Chinese under the age of 17 have some sort of mental disorders, a recent survey suggests.

0 comments - 387 views - Sat, jun 12 10:04 2010

Participants in matchmaking shows on television will now have to undergo stricter screening procedures and be cautious before mouthing venturous remarks.

0 comments - 537 views - Fri, jun 11 10:26 2010

An online post, which reveals shocking midair photographs of a Kunming Airlines aircraft flying with aluminum tape rolled around its wing, has triggered concerns over flight safety.

2 comments - 594 views - Wed, jun 09 10:55 2010

Zhang Nana (not her real name), a 32-year-old working for a Beijing-based magazine, and her 58-year-old parents are caught in a crisis that threatens to tear apart the family.

1 comments - 570 views - Tue, jun 08 10:58 2010

Beijingers have the longest commutes of any city dwellers in China, spending an average of one hour to and from work, according to a study released on Saturday.

4 comments - 678 views - Mon, jun 07 09:22 2010

A nine-year-old girl has fallen victim to high study pressure, and her family spent more than 600,000 yuan ($88,000) on medical treatment before her recovery, the Qilu Evening News reported Thursday.

5 comments - 616 views - Fri, jun 04 09:35 2010

Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Group Wednesday announced a 30-percent pay increase for workers at all its China's mainland plants starting June.

2 comments - 518 views - Thu, jun 03 09:03 2010