Several towns in the northeastern province of Heilongjiang are searching for a wild tiger – and warning residents – after the large feline injured a villager. Local media reported that a farmer in Boli county suffered a broken left hand after being bitten by a tiger. He reportedly avoided amputation thanks to hours of surgery….
Private firms in China are in a “precarious” situation as debt-ridden local governments increasingly seek to boost earnings through harsh criminal law enforcement, lawyers and observers have warned. The latest such case, involving a businessman based in eastern Shandong province, has sparked fresh worries despite Beijing’s repeated pledges to foster a supportive legal environment for…
China’s battered property sector has been a hige drag on the economy for years (Hector RETAMAL) China said Thursday it would boost credit available for unfinished housing projects to more than $500 billion as it unveiled another round of measures to shore up the sector and try to reignite the economy. The real-estate sector has…