Pakistani students learning Chinese visit Pakistan Embassy

2011-06-30 16:38:55

A group of about 100 students belonging to various schools of Pakistan visited the Pakistan Embassy College Beijing (PECB) here this morning.

Plant blast kills 4, injures 11 in Jiangsu

2011-06-30 16:27:53

At least four people have been confirmed dead and another 11 injured in a gas explosion that occurred at a factory in East China's Jiangsu province on Thursday morning, according to local police.

First bullet train trips depart on Beijing-Shanghai line

2011-06-30 15:46:07

The first commercial bullet train trips on the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway departed at 3 p.m. Thursday, one from Shanghai and the other from Beijing.

Banana-eating campaign to aid farmers

2011-06-30 14:37:12

China's netizens have started a new movement, calling on people to buy and eat bananas to help banana growers who have recently suffered from poor harvests and rumors that their fruit is artificially ripened.

Heavy fog strands over 8,000 at airport in Dalian

2011-06-30 14:27:26

Fog has stranded more than 8,000 people at the main airport in Dalian, a port city in Northeast China's Liaoning province.

China promotes shale gas exploration

2011-06-30 14:15:21

China's Ministry of Land and Resources will open a second public tender for the sale of shale gas prospecting rights later this year after its first tender sale held on Monday, the Shanghai Securities News said in a Thursday report.

World's longest gas pipeline operates in China

2011-06-30 13:27:50

China's second east-west natural gas pipeline went into operation on Thursday.

10m tourists chose Qinghai-Tibet Railway

2011-06-30 13:23:07

More than 10 million tourists have hopped on trains on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway to visit north China's Tibet Autonomous Region since the railway went into operation on July 1, 2006.

Chinese sing the songs of Chairman Mao's day

2011-06-30 12:55:58

Clad in baggy army clothes with a mimicked rifle in hand, Liu Liang stood on the stage and posed for a camera-wielding audience, many of whom are his friends and colleagues at a local taxation office in the land-locked Chinese province of Hunan.

Fresh foods find comfortable houses

2011-06-30 07:54:12

Despite the harsh dry climate and clay soil in Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, it is still possible to grow nice vegetables and sweet fruits in the region.

Traders want to offer more goods in border trade

2011-06-30 07:48:38

After a half-hour drive to the Renqinggang Border Trademarket in Yadong county of the Tibet autonomous region, 29-year-old Shi Fanlu is the first trader to arrive at about 8 am on Monday.

Improved roads open opportunity

2011-06-30 07:43:06

Unlike road builders commonly seen dripping sweat, Zheng Liguo wears a heavy jacket in the summer but still feels cold because his work site is 4,700 meters above sea level, where the wind is strong and temperature low.