Truck driver injured in bridge cave-in

2011-07-15 10:28:19

An early Friday cave-in in east China's Hangzhou City left at least a truck driver injured and closed down a pivotal road bridge, police and witnesses said.

Workers retrieve gas tanks from river in Sichuan

2011-07-15 07:51:27

Workers have begun retrieving tanks of liquefied gas that floodwaters recently washed into the Yalong River, in Southwest China's Sichuan province.

Xinjiang sizzles under fierce sun

2011-07-15 07:48:26

Summer's first round of heat waves hit most parts of Xinjiang on Thursday, with blisteringly high temperatures expected to torture southern Xinjiang in the next three days.

Beijing clinics provide sanfutie on 1st dog day

2011-07-15 07:30:37

People across the capital are now braving the dog days' heat to get their hands on an ancient Chinese remedy that helps stave off winter ailments.

Ministry apologizes for delays on railway

2011-07-15 07:24:30

Authorities plan to inspect the recently opened Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway to ensure its safety after equipment on it failed on three separate occasions in four days, a railways official said on Thursday.

Oil leak in bay a 'disaster': watchdog

2011-07-15 07:20:37

ConocoPhillips said the total volume of oil spilled from the Penglai 19-3 Oilfield in northern China's Bohai Bay is expected to reach about 1,500 barrels. The amount also includes oil-based drilling fluids.

Ministry pledges better high-speed operation

2011-07-15 07:01:12

Chinese railway authorities are making all efforts to iron out problems with the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway and hoping for more public understanding and support on the project, a railway official said Thursday.

One doctor for every 1,000 farmers

2011-07-15 06:25:51

China is working to ensure there is one clinic for each village or a "countryside doctor" for every 1,000 farmers in order to improve rural health care services, according to a guideline released on Thursday.

China's H1 power consumption up 12.2%

2011-07-14 22:29:16

China's National Energy Administration (NEA) announced Thursday that the country's total electric power consumption in the first half of the year rose 12.2 percent from a year earlier to 2.25 trillion kilowatt-hours (kwh).

600 people relocated after rain lashes SW China

2011-07-14 22:28:40

Over 600 people have been relocated and about 70 house leveled as more rain-triggered floods and mudslides have hit Sichuan province, local flood control authorities said Thursday.

China reports 24 red tides in 1st half of 2011

2011-07-14 21:57:50

China saw 24 red tides in its coastal waters in the first six months this year, with a total contaminated maritime area of 982 square km, according to a report released by the State Oceanic Administration (SOA).

Lhasa completes 1st wastewater treatment plant

2011-07-14 21:26:42

Construction of the first wastewater treatment plant in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibetan Autonomous Region, was completed Thursday, according to local authorities.