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Shanghai Workers to Get Injury Compensation
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| Shanghai will soon implement its first workers compensation regulation. The new rules, revealed to the public on Wednesday, will help create a more reliable work environment and better protect workers' interests. Analysts believe that the city's 3 million migrant workers will be among the biggest beneficiaries of the new program. |
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World Heritage Committee to Make Selections
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| The garden city of Suzhou will host the 10-day session of the World Heritage Committee, which begins June 28. As well as the selection of additions to the World Heritage List, a central topic of discussion will be the hotly debated Cairns Decision, which limits the number of nominations to be submitted by each member state to one per year. |
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It's Time to Progress on Substantial Issues
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| The first day of the third round of six-party talks on Korean nuclear issue saw detailed proposals put forward respectively by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK). Parties said the time has come that the talks make progress on substantial questions. The talks, involving China, the DPRK, the United States, the ROK, Russia and Japan, opened in Beijing Wednesday afternoon. |
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Olympic Hopes in Table Tennis and Badminton
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| With the Athens Olympics just two months away, China.org.cn interviews Liu Fengyan, director of the Table Tennis & Badminton Sports Administration Center of the State Physical Cultural Administration. "We need to put aside any thoughts of past glories and start again from scratch," said Liu. |
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Dragon Boat Festival Activities Expanded
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| Tuesday is the day of the Dragon Boat Festival. In addition to the traditional boat races for which the day is famed, a variety of activities are planned across the country, including carnivals, seminars and cultural festivals. The party is even continuing online. |
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China, ASEAN Pledge to Expand Cooperation
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| Foreign ministers of China and the 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) pledged Monday to deepen and expand their cooperation, said a press release issued after the China-ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Informal Meeting. |
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15 Chinese Military Officers Promoted to Generals
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| China's Central Military Commission (CMC) Sunday conferred the rank of general on 15 senior military officers in Zhongnanhai, the headquarters of the central government in Beijing. |
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Chinese, British Navies Hold Maritime Drill
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| China and Britain conducted first ever joint naval exercises off the coast of Qingdao, a port city in east China's Shandong Province on Sunday. |
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Shanghai Hotels to Pay Royalties for Background Music
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| Star-level hotels in the eastern China municipality of Shanghai will soon have to pay for the background music they play in their lobbies, restaurants and guest rooms. The background music will be charged at 2.8 yuan (US$0.34) per hotel room each month. |
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Japan Slow to Dispose Bombs
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| China is complaining about Japan's lead-footed pace in fulfill its commitments in disposing of the millions of chemical weapons left behind in China during World War II. |
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