Editor's note: Over the past years, disputes involving the birthplaces of historic figures have emerged from time to time in many regions. Many regions spared no efforts in researching the life experiences of historic figures and built many memorials.People living in places somehow connected with hi...

A bloc of urban commercial banks in eastern and central China are to merge and create a financial powerhouse in a bid to sharpen their competitive edge.Analysts described the move as inevitable as small banks would struggle to survive on their own now that China has entered the World Trade Organizat...