Warning issued as Typhoon Songda approaches

2011-05-27 20:02:53

China is warning ships and fishing-boats in the East China Sea to take precautions as Typhoon Songda is expected to hit the area Friday night.

National animation industry park opens, N China

2011-05-27 19:47:37

China's national animation industry demonstration park opened on Friday in North China's city of Tianjin after completion of its first phase construction.

Tibetan nuns in Beijing for training, health check

2011-05-27 17:33:04

Twenty Tibetan Buddhist nuns have started a one-week training program in Beijing that will also involve visits to world-famous tourist attractions as well as health checks, according to the All-China Women's Federation (ACWF) Friday.

'Kung Fu Panda 2' to hit silver screen in China

2011-05-27 16:56:17

Kung fu fanatic "Po", a clumsy panda with an undying love of noodles, will be making his triumphant to China this Saturday.

Expats compete at mahjong tables

2011-05-27 16:44:58

More than 30 expats living in Xi'an took part in a friendly mahjong competition held in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province on May 25.

Nearly 30% Beijing-Shanghai flights not on time

2011-05-27 16:38:44

A total of 72.9 percent of scheduled flights from Beijing to Shanghai have been on time over the past week, a senior aviation official said Friday.

Chongqing's Robocop elected vice mayor

2011-05-27 14:21:55

Wang Lijun has been elected Chongqing's vice mayor in a unanimous vote, Chongqing Evening News reported.

People's Daily: Microblogs need law, morality

2011-05-27 14:15:37

Microblogs, known as "weibo" in Chinese, can be beneficial and a platform to express public opinion if legal and moral restraint is applied, said an expert in Friday's People's Daily newspaper.

China seeks to expand modern philanthropy

2011-05-27 13:41:55

Zong Qinghou, once the richest man on the Chinese mainland, has confirmed that he will set up a charity foundation named after him with one to two million yuan as initial capital.

City invests 200m yuan to restore Roman flavor

2011-05-27 13:14:03

Construction has begun on a 200 million yuan ($30 million) project to restore the ancient town of Liqian from its ruins in Yongchang county, Northwest China's Gansu province, local paper the Lanzhou Morning Post reported Friday.

Beijing plans 2-year ban for car plate deserters

2011-05-27 11:13:32

The car license plate lottery system management office is working on an online survey about the expected restrictions for car plate abandoners, from May 26 to June 8, 2011.

Three Gorges Dam: no more water to give

2011-05-27 11:08:06

Three Gorges Dam may not be able to quench the thirst of drought-hit areas in Central China after June 10 as the dam's water level has dropped two meters from 154 meters since it began releasing water.