Auto sales up ahead of possible tax changeChina's passenger-vehicle sales climbed for a sixth consecutive month as consumers rushed to buy ahead of the planned year-end expiration of a tax cut, and General Motors Co and Great Wall Motor Co emerged from stiff price competition with rising deliveries....

Breastfeeding is bestMore than 30 mothers breast-feed their babies for one and a half minutes to promote World Breastfeeding Week in a shopping mall in Wuhan, Hubei province, on Saturday. World Breastfeeding Week begins on Aug 1 every year. Photo by Li Ziyun / for China Daily...

Home to several great rivers, the western part of China has a variety of ecosystems and abundant biodiversity, making it essential for maintaining both domestic and global ecological security. The region is also rich in mineral reserves that make a huge contribution to national economic development....

Qingdao-based Haier Group, the world's fourth largest white goods manufacturer, has recently announced the opening of 1,500 air conditioner specialty stores in China's third- and fourth-tier cities in 2009, including 102 in Henan province, 50 in Hunan province.With a total investment of 100 million ...