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Five sentenced to death in S China gang trial 2009-12-04 00:16:38

Five men were sentenced Thursday to death for the murders of four people by a 43-strong south China criminal gang.

Deaths from coal mine gas explosions drop in China 2009-12-03 23:50:33

China still faces "arduous" and "complicated" task of preventing coal mine gas explosions although the national death toll fell by a quarter in the first ten months.

Drunk driver admits killing two in NE China 2009-12-03 21:21:59

A motorist in northeast China Thursday pleaded guilty to killing two people and injuring 23 while driving under the influence of alcohol.

Five sentenced to death for violence in Urumqi riot 2009-12-03 16:58:08

Five people were sentenced to death for murder and other crimes in the deadly July 5 riot in Xinjiang's capital by the Intermediate People's Court of Urumqi on Thursday.

China to build geospace environment lab in Antarctica 2009-12-03 16:04:00

China plans to build a geospace environment laboratory at its Zhongshan station in Antarctica, says a Chinese polar expert.

500,000 Chinese sign to support low-carbon lifestyles 2009-12-03 14:40:50

Nearly 500,000 people either signed a petition or voted online to express support for a low-carbon lifestyle in a campaign supported by the World Wildlife Fund in China, the People's Daily reported today.

Retired CPPCC chairman donates 27m-yuan painting to education 2009-12-03 14:27:27

Former CPPCC chairman Li Ruihuan auctioned off a painting from his art collection for 27 million yuan ($3.9 million) and donated the money to a Tianjin-based "Sangzi" student foundation, chinanews.com reported Wednesday.

Lisa Ono: Bossa Nova queen back in Beijing 2009-12-03 13:45:05

Credited with popularizing Bossa Nova in Japan, Brazilian-born Lisa Ono is currently presenting her Winter Bossa Tour 2009 in China, playing in Beijing Saturday night.

Furor over suicide from demolition 2009-12-03 09:31:41

CHENGDU: Residents here are outraged at the local government's forcible demolition of a private building that led to one of the owners committing suicide by pouring gasoline on herself and lighting herself on fire.

Task force for shooting investigation in Guangzhou 2009-12-03 08:12:12

Police in this Guangdong provincial capital have established a special task force to investigate a street shooting that left nine residents wounded on Tuesday night.