China Daily

Income surveys to be standardized

A leading Chinese statistician says integrated urban-rural income data is scheduled to be released next year to measure how wealth is distributed.

Dongguan Times

Debate continue on death sentence

Legal experts, sociologists, economists and entrepreneurs are still discussing a businesswoman's death penalty sentence on charges of "illegal fund-raising."
The standard line among the public is that the sentence is too severe.

Beijing Times

PM2.5 top of the agenda

The PM2.5 and air quality standard has replaced the construction of affordable housing as the top issue the municipal authorities here in Beijing are going to address this year. Other issues on the list include medical care, education and social security.

Beijing News

International Tourism Island in question

The scandal involving overcharging this year during the Spring Festival in Hainan now has insiders questioning whether the island province will ever become an international tourism destination.

Guangzhou Daily

New policies on blood donation

Guangzhou's authorities are now considering lowering the benefit they pay to people who donate blood, saying the remittance costs the city millions of Renminbi a year.

Beijing Business Today

Qihoo apps removed in Apple Store

Qihoo 360's apps have been pulled from Apple's online Apps store.
Qihoo, which is China's leading internet security company, is now in talks with Apple about the issue.

Beijing Morning Post

Kodak stores live by lottery

Kodak stores in Beijing are said to be surviving quite well, despite the parent company filing for bankruptcy last month.

The firms stores are said to be surviving on both photography and lottery sales.