S. Korean teen gets into top 2 universities

An 18-year-old South Korean became the first foreigner to be accepted by the country’s top two universities after he changed hs mind about his first choice.

One-dog policy has pet owners worried

Beginning next month, each Guangzhou household will be allowed only one pet dog. And people who currently have multiple dogs will have to decide which one stays – andwhich will g

Who profits from Google’s misfortune?

China Central Television (CCTV) blasted Google’s Chinese portal on June 16 for inadvertently displaying pornographic links, and Chinese authorities the next day suspended Google’s inese-language overseas search services.

Buy China? – Only a request to consider ‘Made in China’

The China Development & Reform Commission joined eight other commissions and ministries on June 16 in calling on the government to emphasize domestic products and services in its procurement under the 4-trillion-yuan financial stimulus package issued last November.

Report corruption, collect commission – Who says crime doesn’t pay?

Chinese authorities are encouraging more people to report cases of official malfeasance with a strong incentive: money.

Soul in the wrong body: Gov’s new rules change the fate of transsexuals

The Health Ministry unveiled the country’s first laws on sex change surgery to guide transsexuals through the very complex process.

Church seeks tenant for ‘haunted houses’

The Beijing Catholic diocese is seeking tenants for the capital’s two most famous ghost houses.The two dilapidated three-story buildings at 81 Chaoyangmen Nei Dajie belong to the Beijing Catholic diocese. Stories circulating on the Internet about the buildings have propelled them to the top of the list of the capital’s haunted houses.

Buddha body relics returned to Beijing temple

Two relics said to be from the body of Sakyamuni, founder of Buddhism, were returned Tuesday to the Beijing Yunju Temple, where they were first found.

Traditional Medicine masters honored with new title, task Chinese Medicine heritage

Thirty herbal doctors were granted the title Traditional Chinese Medicine Master by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the Ministry of Health and the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing on June 19.

Court says pro counterfeit buyers normal consumers

The Shijingshan court became the country’s first to lay down a public decision that professional counterfeit buyers are to be treated as consumersin all cases involving fraud, the Beijing Youth Daily reported Tuesday.