Love hurts – Will Chinese people’s love curb the global recovery?

Do young Chinese people’s love affairs have anything to do with the world economy? The Spanish believe so. A major newspaper in Spain – El Mundo – warned in its latest report that the difficulties of Chinese in finding a partner may cast a shadow over the world’s economy.

Three convicted for iPad2 design theft

(AFP) – A court in south China has jailed three people for stealing the design to Apple’s iPad2 tablet computer and using it to manufacture counterfeits.

Maradona sues

(AFP) – Argentine soccer icon Diego Maradona is suing popular Chinese Web portal Sina and an Internet company for using his name and image to promote an online game, the Global Times reported Wednesday.

Nuclear reactors safe

(AP) – The country’s nuclear regulators have given the country’s reactors a clean bill of health following inspections ordered after the disaster at Japan’s tsunami-struck Fukushima Dai-ichi facility.

What happens when Li Na Loses?

Li Na’s landmark French Open victory last Sunday sparked celebrations throughout the country, but it also sparked a harsh public reassessment of the state-supported sports system.

Will you come to China, young scientists?

Talented people are the most precious resource for companies in 21st century. But when a country fails to attract talent, can it stay competitive?

Will Chinese head IMF? – Media identifies Zhu Min as possible replacement for Kahn

With former International Monetary Fund (IMF) head Dominique Strauss-Kahn facing more than 70 years of prison for alleged sexual assault, who will become the new leader of the IMF?

Severe drought along Yangtze

(UPI) – Central China is facing its worst drought since 1954, affecting millions in the provinces along the Yangtze River, officials said.

900 million mobile phone users

(AFP) – China had more than 900 million mobile phone subscribers at the end of April with nearly two-thirds of the world’s most populous nation using cellular technology, the government said on Tuesday.

Greater attention to safety after iPad factory blast

(Reuters) – The government asked Foxconn Technology and other Taiwanese firms to pay more attention to safety, after a deadly blast at a Chinese factory making iPads for Apple.