Tibetans' religious freedom fully guaranteed

2011-05-31 13:09:41

The freedom of religious belief of the Tibetans has been fully guaranteed with support from China's central government, a visiting Chinese expert on Tibet said Monday.

WHO urges China to rev up tobacco control

2011-05-31 11:30:47

China can use its control over the state monopoly to end tobacco industry interference in tobacco control policy-making in a country where more than 1 million people die of smoking-related illness each year, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said.

Road accident kills 7, injures 23 in NW China

2011-05-31 11:08:02

Seven people died and 23 others were injured, including six in critical condition, after a bus overturned inside an expressway tunnel in Northwest China's Shaanxi province, local traffic police said Tuesday.

E China serial explosions deaths rise to 4

2011-05-31 08:56:11

Another man was reported dead in hospital after serial explosions in East China's Jiangxi province last week, bringing the death toll to four, including the suspect, local authorities said late Monday.

Roof fall kills 3 miners

2011-05-31 08:13:06

Three people were confirmed dead in a roof fall accident at a coal mine in central China's Hunan Province, local sources said late Monday.

The past is another country as reports take us back in time

2011-05-31 07:59:30

To much of the world, China remained a mystery in the summer of 1981, when China Daily came into being.

Gas hampers efforts to rescue 12 miners

2011-05-31 07:56:49

Rescuers said Monday night that the high density of gas has hampered rescue efforts after 12 miners were trapped in a flooded coal mine in southwest China's Guizhou Province Sunday morning.

Industry faces rising power cost

2011-05-31 07:21:59

Electricity prices for industrial use will be raised on Wednesday in 15 regions to combat power shortages, amid concerns over increasing manufacturing costs and a slowdown in production.

Student goes to micro blog to announce political ambitions

2011-05-31 07:11:49

With fewer than 10 days to his 18th birthday, Liu Ruoxi, a student at Shenzhen Senior High School, promised himself a special gift by letting his political intentions be known to the public.

Drought fuels food price increases

2011-05-31 07:08:02

The impacts of China's worst drought in 50 years have been served up on dining tables as the price of rice and vegetables from drought-hit provinces have skyrocketed.Special: Severe drought in Central China

Tests discover heavy metals polluting toys 

2011-05-31 07:05:40

Nearly one toy in 10 failed to pass a recent quality inspection, according to the latest sampling results released by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine.

China's social security to cover expats

2011-05-31 06:59:10

China plans to include all foreign workers in its social security system starting from July, a senior social security official said on Monday.