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Beijing lifts minimum wage to 960 yuan

2010-06-03 17:12:32

The minimum monthly wage for workers in Beijing will be raised to 960 yuan ($140.8) from July 1st, Legal Evening News reported Thursday.

1,400 prisoners released early in Jiangxi

2010-06-03 16:20:32

About 1400 prisoners have been released from jail before their sentences were over, the chinanews.com.cn reports today.

Chinese referee to judge World Cup

2010-06-03 16:15:48

Chinese referee Mu Yuxin will be the only Chinese to play on the 2010 World Cup pitch in South Africa, the second Chinese referee to judge World Cup after once-renowned Lu Jun.

China has 870,000 intangible heritage items

2010-06-03 15:42:47

China has over 870,000 intangible culture heritage items that need protection, according to a national culture survey, the Beijing News reported Thursday.

38 died in south China landslides

2010-06-03 15:07:32

At least 38 people have died and many are missing from a rain-triggered landslide in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, the chinanews.com.cn reports today.

China bans milk, meat imports from Japan

2010-06-03 14:36:12

Travelers are being advised not to bring milk products or meat imports into China from Japan following a ban due to the latest foot-and-mouth outbreak, the Guangzhou Daily reported Thursday.

Beidou satellite sent into orbit

2010-06-03 13:46:56

Beidou (compass system), China’s fourth orbiter, was successfully sent into orbit Wednesday night from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province, Chinanews.com.cn reported.

Sheep disease outbreak contained in Tibet

2010-06-03 12:09:51

A case of peste des petits ruminants (ppr) was detected Tuesday in Rutog county, Ngari prefecture of Tibet autonomous region, the Ministry of Agriculture said.

Province sets "Wrong Case Awareness Day"

2010-06-03 11:39:25

The Higher People's Court in Central China'sHenanprovince declared May 9 "Wrong Case Awareness Day," after the high-profile case of a wrongly convicted man in prison for 11 years.

Premier pledges to promote social fairness

2010-06-02 21:03:41

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Tuesday told Japanese public broadcaster NHK in Tokyo that he will do his best to promote China's social fairness in the next three years of his term as premier, chinanews.com.cn reported Wednesday.

10 injured in Chengguan, bank staffers scuffle

2010-06-02 18:00:39

A group of 20 chengguan officers using sticks and bricks fought Tuesday with 10 employees of Xingtai Commercial Bank in Xingtai city of Hebei province.

Burned woman survives plunge after gas blast

2010-06-02 16:24:54

A woman jumped from the balcony of a six-storey building on Monday morning after a gas leak explosion in her apartment in Fengtai district, Beijing, but she survived despite some serious burns, Beijing News reported.