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BEIJING – Chinese experts have called for legislative efforts to standardize funeral services, in an attempt to regulate the country's unscrupulous funeral service providers who siphon huge profits from the relatives of the dead. "A funeral service law should be drafted to provide detailed stipulations on the management of cemeteries, license requirements for funeral service [...]

Starbucks Corp expects China to become its second-biggest retail market measured by the number of its stores by 2014, following just behind the United States in that regard, said a company executive. John Culver, president of Starbucks China and Asia Pacific, said the coffee chain is planning to move faster into smaller cities in the [...]

SHANGHAI is likely to have dry and warm weather for the three-day Qingming Festival from today, perfect conditions for paying respects to ancestors on the tomb-sweeping day on Wednesday at city cemeteries or to enjoy a spring outing to neighboring provinces such as Zhejiang and Jiangsu. However, air quality may be slightly polluted due to [...]

China's urban youths are leading the international call for brands to reduce their impact on the environment, a survey released on Monday has found. Commissioned by the London-based non-profit company Carbon Trust, the survey found that 83 percent of Chinese respondents said they would be more loyal to a brand if they could see it [...]

BOAO, Hainan, April 2 (Xinhua) — Promoting internal growth drivers is the new trend in Asia's open economic development, said Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang on Monday. "While continuing to unleash its comparative advantages in global competition, it is important for Asia to explore and expand markets of domestic demand," said Li while delivering a [...]