iPad factory blast may hit sales

2011-05-23 07:50:25

Latest incident again puts company's image under a harsh spotlight, report Gao Changxin in Shanghai, and Hu Yongqi and Tuo Yannan in Beijing.

Policy coming for riders of high-speed trains

2011-05-23 07:43:26

Passengers who want to ride high-speed trains on June 1 or after will find themselves having to pay attention to a new ticketing system adopted by railway authorities.

Dam discharges more water to battle drought

2011-05-23 07:34:20

China's Three Gorges Dam is discharging more water to the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River to help fight a drought that has plagued central China for months.

Six dead, 27 injured in coal mine explosion

2011-05-23 07:33:06

Six people were killed and 27 injured in a coal mine gas blast in southwest China's Sichuan Province Sunday, rescuers said.

Volunteer lawyers helping abused children

2011-05-23 07:32:26

China has formed the world's largest network of volunteer lawyers in a bid to protect minors' rights.

Rice planting goes on despite drought

2011-05-23 07:29:52

Rice farmers across China finished transplanting rice into paddies this year without being seriously affected by drought.

Experts query use of rice additives 

2011-05-23 07:25:01

Some food safety experts have expressed doubts about the use of additives in rice, although officials said they are free from potential safety hazards.

Foxconn blast death toll climbs to 3

2011-05-22 21:42:48

The death toll rose to three after one seriously injured worker died in hospital Sunday following an explosion at a Foxconn plant in southwest China' s Sichuan Province Friday, local authorities said on Sunday.

4.5-magnitude earthquake hits Xinjiang

2011-05-22 19:58:46

An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale jolted Baicheng County of Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region at 6:52 pm Beijing Time Sunday, according to the China Earthquake Network Center.

Blast injures 27 miners, traps 6 in SW China

2011-05-22 17:13:32

Six miners remain trapped and 27 others were injured after a gas explosion occurred early Sunday morning in a mine in southwest China's Sichuan Province, local authorities said.

Migrant workers caught up in the web

2011-05-22 15:24:15

"Xiao Zhao" does not have a personal computer, a digital camera or extra money to take lavish vacations.

Cakes fit for a US president come to China

2011-05-22 15:12:51

Chinese consumers will be served with supreme pastries that had been made for state guests in the White House as the former pastry chef of the US president's residence brings his sweet bakery formula to China.