MILK SCANDAL

Tainted-Milk Compensation Below Expectation 　 16:43

Too little, too late -- some parents of babies sickened by melamine-tainted milk have rejected a compensation scheme announced just before the New Year arrived, vowing to pursue legal action to demand for a more justifiable redress.
keywords:   melamine  scandal
EDITORIAL

Let Wisdom Shine on 2009 　 01-05

How can China face the uncertainties of 2009? With wisdom and reflection, says the EO.
keywords:   2009  economy
FINANCIAL CRISIS

Left With No Options 　 12-31

As Chinese web companies are hunkering down for a cold winter, demoralized managers are moving on, giving up their stock options and dreams of early retirement.
keywords:   ipo  IT  internet
YEAR-END SPECIAL

Year-end Special: Hope Through the Storm 　 12-30

Our free year-end special edition includes the most moving and pivotal stories from 2008.
keywords:   special  feature
EMPLOYMENT

Proposal to Review Labor Dispatch Regulations 　 12-26

China's policymakers have proposed tightening enforcement of the Labor Contract Law to reign in abuse of interim workers.
keywords:   labor  regulation  law
CREDIT CRUNCH

Lending Crunch Despite Increased Liquidity 　 12-25

A series of stimulus policies introduced by the Chinese government of late had boosted liquidity for banks, but that failed to translate into more lending.
keywords:   credit  bank  financial  crisis
PENSION

A More Flexible Pension Scheme for Migrant Workers 　 12-24

Some 200 million Chinese migrant workers move from province to province in search of jobs, but the current social security scheme does not support such mobility. This may soon change.
keywords:   labor  pension  dualistic
EDITORIAL

Set Eyes on Long-term Benefits 　 12-22

The Chinese government has showed its will to prop up the market and to reform its financial system simultaneously with the latest announcement of a 30-point blueprint to tackle financial strains.
keywords:   finance  market  intervention  reform
EMPLOYMENT

Migrant Workers on a Long Vacation 　 12-19

More and more migrant workers have lost their jobs in the cities and returned to the countryside, adding pressure to rural employment scarcity.
keywords:   employment  migrant  job  labor
OPINION

Fuel Tax: Many Questions left Unanswered 　 12-18

The government has recently saught public feedback on the draft fuel tax scheme, but limited information disclosure has failed to bring about intelligent discourse, says commentator Wen Zhao.
keywords:   taxes  road  toll  fuel
MARKET RESCUE

Yunnan Builds Metal and Fertilizer Reserves 　 12-17

China's Yunnan province's latest scheme to build reserves of metal and fertilizer in aid of struggling producers affected by sinking prices has drawn skepticism over its effectiveness and risks involved.
keywords:   metal  prices
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