Chinese Lesson

URUMQI, July 30 (Xinhua) — A child playing with fire was found to have caused a residential building blaze on July 19 that left 12 people dead and 17 injured in the capital of China’s far west Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, local authorities said Thursday. Investigations have shown that the five-year-old had ignited objects that [...]

A worker processes cotton yarn at a textile factory in Jiangsu province. [Xu Ruipin / For China Daily] Despite limited help from the government, the largest employer across China faces an uphill battle BEIJING – US-trained chemist Wang Xiaochuan’s Sundia MediTech Company Ltd – a private, Shanghai-based clinical research firm – enjoys brisk business even [...]

Employees of Shanghang Waterworks test water quality. [Jiang Kehong / For China Daily] BEIJING – Zijin Mining Group, China’s biggest gold producer, will reduce production after being instructed to do so by the local government in Fujian, where the company is based. The decision is expected to cut the company’s gold output by 1 ton [...]