The death of a boy whose head was trapped between a concrete floor and the handrail of an escalator in Beijing has been confirmed as accidental.
Spring Festival, which is generally a joyous time in China, does not always bring happiness. Sudden deaths from heart attacks and wounds by fireworks were top threats.
Rioting and violent attacks against police and public properties in Southwest China's Sichuan province at the most celebrated Chinese festival left two rioters dead.
Li Dongzhe, one of the country's most wanted economic fugitives, has returned to China and turned himself in, the Ministry of Public Security said.
Companies are having to introduce better pay incentives as increasing number of employees are failing to return to work after Spring Festival.
Vice-Foreign Minister Xie Hangsheng on Tuesday called on Sudan to help free 29 Chinese workers who are being held by local rebels.
Growing numbers of Chinese people opting for imported food have been concerned about the safety of the products as they soar in popularity.
Education authorities in a North China city on Tuesday banned such tests that could allegedly tell a child's intelligence.
24 workers and a translator were riding a bus to their plant when they were stopped by locals on a road in Arish.
The cadmium pollution in a South China river is under control, a local environmental protection official said.
Three people died and 14 others were injured after a farmer in Northeast China set his neighbor's house on fire Monday night.
The leading agricultural scientist was presented the 2011 Mahathir Science Award for his contribution in developing hybrid rice.