'Red books' draw public enthusiasm

2011-06-22 07:17:15

Guo Yao picked up the Constitution of the Communist Party of China from a pile of books in the Beijing Books Building, one of the capital city's largest bookstores, on Tuesday.

Official investigated over online affair posts

2011-06-22 07:12:40

An east China official is under investigation after his posts on a popular microblog site, which detailed his affair with a local woman, were exposed and circulated on the Internet.

China's new polar icebreaker to launch in 2013

2011-06-22 07:11:16

China will launch a new icebreaker for use during an upcoming 2013 polar expedition, a senior oceanic official said on Tuesday.

Warning over rising geological disasters

2011-06-22 07:04:24

China, the nation worst hit by geological disasters such as earthquakes and landslides, is bracing for even more in the future, the Ministry of Land and Resources warned on Tuesday.

2 Chinese dead, 10 foreigners hurt in road crash

2011-06-22 07:01:48

A road accident in north China on Monday resulted in the deaths of two Chinese, as well as injuries for 10 foreigners and their Chinese driver, local safety authorities said Tuesday.

Murders raise questions about resource

2011-06-21 22:51:26

A north China court sentenced a forklift driver to death on Tuesday for killing an ethnic herder after a dispute over pollution coming from a local mine, the second of two coal mine-related murders to stir controversy over the last month in the resource-rich Inner Mongolia autonomous region.

China detains 52 in fake drug, Viagra crackdown

2011-06-21 22:17:57

Police in China have detained 52 people in a crackdown on fake drugs, including the anti-impotence pill Viagra, seizing pills for other illicit aphrodisiacs and pornographic pictures in the process, state media said on Tuesday.

Post-quake town re-brands itself with romance

2011-06-21 22:17:03

Deep in Sichuan Province, a mountain town strives to re-brand itself as a romantic tourist destination.

City solicits English translation of couplet

2011-06-21 22:18:36

Kunming, in Southwest China’s Yunnan, launched a solicitation activity to translate the couplet of Daguanlou Mansion from Chinese to English.

China to crack down illegal highway tollbooths

2011-06-21 22:18:20

China has launched a year-long national campaign targeting illegal highway tollbooths amid rising public outcry over the management of the country's tollway system.

Vice mayor in S China on trial for taking bribes

2011-06-21 22:17:24

A former vice mayor in south China stood trial Tuesday for taking over 12 million yuan ($1.9 million) in bribes, according to a local court.

Premier vows tight supervision over pension funds

2011-06-21 21:21:32

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has vowed tight supervision over the management of pension funds as the country steps up the implementation of two new pension programs for urban and rural residents.