Social security system begins covering foreigners

The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security is requiring all employers to purchase social welfare insurance for their foreign employees starting October 15.

Report focuses on migrant population

One hundred million people will be moving from the countryside to the city during this decade, pushing the nation’s urban population above 800 million, according to a new report.

Record revenues prompt criticism of holiday schecules

The seven-day National Day holiday gave Chinese people a break from the office and stimulated domestic consumption, the Ministry of Commerce said.

Student-run chicken stand runs afoul of KFC

Chinese university students are learning from their peers in Europe and the US and trying to earn money to support their campus life instead of relying on their parents.

Economists forecast big slowdown

The national economy will slow in the coming five years, with an expected average annual growth rate of 8 percent, said a senior official on Wednesday.

Technology to rein in pet-borne disease

City officials plan to implant RFID chips in 2 million pet dogs as part of a tracing system that would prevent epidemics and ownership disputes, Zhao Genwu, director of the Municipal Bureau of Agriculture, said at a working session of the municipal congress.

Wangfujing installs nation’s first gold vending machine

A new gold vending machine gives consumers the opportunity to easily safeguard their cash amid rising prices and global financial insecurity.

Human error behind Shanghai subway crash

The operator of a train on Shanghai’s subway Line 10 said Wednesday that human error played a role in Tuesday’s crash that injured 189 people.

Official’s daughter criticized for ostentatious lifestyle

The media’s stalking of Guo Meimei, the female blogger who tarnished the name of the Chinese Red Cross with her very public and very lavish lifestyle, had done little to deter a new copycat.

CAAC investigates foreign pilots after landing foul-up

Two pilots caused a landing crisis at Shanghai Pudong International Airport last month when both attempted to deceive the watchtower and jump the landing queue.