60% of Shanghai students nearsighted
2011-06-01 17:07:09
Nearly 60 percent of primary and middle school students in Shanghai are nearsighted, Shanghai Evening Post reported on Wednesday.
Chinese travelers changing world tourism landscape
2011-06-01 16:50:53
Outbound tourism has become a lucrative business for travel agencies in China, and heavy spending by Chinese tourists overseas has contributed to the economies of destination countries.
Chengdu celebrates sister cities
2011-06-01 16:38:01
The first Chengdu International Sister City Week was celebrated in the capital city of Sichuan province on May 26. Delegates from 26 sister cities in 19 countries joined the event to mark the city's long history of partnerships with foreign countries.
China to build world's highest highway tunnel
2011-06-01 16:18:57
Construction of a tunnel that will traverse Trola Mountain in southwestern Sichuan Province began on Wednesday.
China busts 100,000 for drugs in 2010
2011-06-01 15:44:01
China's anti-drug law enforcement departments cracked 89,000 cases of drug related crimes in 2010, with 101,000 suspects arrested, People's Daily said Wednesday citing a recent report.
Chengdu elements stand out in Kung Fu Panda 2
2011-06-01 14:38:12
Kung Fu Panda 2 is one of most inviting movies on Children's Day 2011. Two years ago, A Bao, the name of the loveable panda character played by Jack Black, was a hit raked in $600 million around the globe. In China, the film easily earned 200 million yuan.
Over 100 kids get viral encephalitis in E China
2011-06-01 13:52:13
More than 100 children in Fujian province have been infected with viral encephalitis since the beginning of May, local health authorities said Wednesday.
8 trapped in flooded coal mine in SW China
2011-06-01 13:03:35
Eight workers were trapped in a flooded coal mine in Southwest China on Tuesday night, a local official said Wednesday.
Parts of classic Chinese painting reunited
2011-06-01 11:25:12
Visitors to the Palace Museum in Taipei from June to September will have the luck to view the two parts of a legendary Chinese ancient painting exhibited side by side after the separation of 360 years.
Husband gets pieces of liver from wife and elder sister
2011-06-01 10:13:26
A man's wife and elder sister donated parts of their livers to save his life.
Xidan strides onto the catwalk
2011-06-01 08:28:58
Xidan, a business area well known in Beijing as a shopping paradise, is aiming to become an international fashion hub in the near future.
Graft probe shakes up China's telecommunication
2011-06-01 09:33:37
Over 60 people, including government officials and telecommunication company employees, were implicated in the anti-corruption investigation revolving around a senior executive in China's telecommunication industry.