Rural school's MJ dance becomes Internet hit

2011-04-18 14:07:51

A video appearing to show more than 700 primary school children dancing to Michael Jackson's "Dangerous" at a rural school in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality has taken the web by storm.

Health chiefs investigate false HIV results

2011-04-18 14:04:06

Health authorities in East China's Jiangsu province have begun an investigating a false HIV diagnosis made in 2009, Beijing Times reported Monday.

Cheers as 22 new school buses roll out

2011-04-18 13:55:02

The local public transport company in Wudi, Shandong province launched a joint program with the department of education and police to provide 22 school buses to transport 1,400 students home safely.

Beijing traffic congestion eases

2011-04-18 13:32:49

Beijing witnessed a one hour reduction in traffic congestion in the first quarter of the year, thanks to the latest efforts to tackle the gridlock, qq.com reports.

More Chinese cities see housing prices decline

2011-04-18 13:24:06

More Chinese cities saw month-on-month decline in housing prices in March as the government continued its efforts to cool the property market, according to a statement from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday.

New Boeing China plant to be launched in 2013

2011-04-18 13:19:59

The China office of US aircraft manufacturer Boeing said Monday that an expansion of its China venture in north China's port city of Tianjin will be operational in 2013.

Official urges growth of old industrial base

2011-04-18 13:02:15

A senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has urged Liaoning province, an old industrial base in northeastern China, to make more efforts to restructure and rejuvenate its industries.

Beijing college students to get lessons in love

2011-04-18 10:52:50

The capital's lovelorn students are set to get a helping hand after it was reported a course in the art of love could be included in the college curriculum in Beijing.

18 killed, 155 injured in S China hailstorm

2011-04-18 10:29:59

At least 18 people were killed and 155 injured in south China's Guangdong province as of Monday after hailstorms and strong winds rocked the region. Photos
3 fishermen dead, 4 missing in Hainan storm

Radio helps woman reunite with her family

2011-04-18 09:47:16

A woman in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, who was a victim of human trafficking three times in the past 22 years, has been reunited with her family with the help of local radio stations.

Thief hangs up on feelings of fear, turns self in

2011-04-18 09:37:51

A man living in misery for 10 years simply because he stole a cell phone from a pedestrian finally found peace of mind when he was caught by police.

Police: Thanks but no thanks for the help

2011-04-18 09:32:37

A 64-year-old man in Shanghai's Baoshan district has been voluntarily helping traffic police every evening at a crossing near his residential community.