Havy rain floods parts of China north of Huaihe RiverThe northern parts of Anhui Province, east China, have been inundated with rain since Saturday and more than 240,000 residents have been affected, local officials said.

Suzhou, Bengbu and Fuyang, all north of the Huaihe River, a flood-prone waterway flowing east through Anhui, have received up to 283 millimeters of rain and experi...

Japan-based Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. started building a plant in the China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park in East China's Suzhou City on April 17, 2008, the 50th pharmaceutical producer that establishes its foothold in the park.

With a total investment of USD 78 million, the new plant is to be engaged in developing and producing pharmaceutical products, especially injectio...

Suzhou, is a city known for its dreamlike scenery, its poetic and melancholy history and its culture. The city, in east China's Jiangsu Province, is also known for its calligraphy. Its reputation here extends back to ancient times. Sunday, Suzhou was acknowledged, officially as a "City of Calligraphy". It is the second Chinese city to be awarded such an honor.

At the inau...