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The tawny sandstorms that shrouded much of the mainland in a gloomy smog-out in March were mainly from southern Mongolia, an environment expert said in Friday's People's Daily.
The archaeological dragnet sweeping across South China's Xisha archipelago has turned up over 50 underwater heritage sites, including several ancient trade boats, which have for decades been a tempting treasure coveted by antiques smugglers.
Wang Baoquan, head coach of the Chinese women's volleyball team, denied that he put the newly grouped players under too much intensive physical exercise despite his four-hour morning training sessions.
Nearly 1 million students in over 3,000 schools in South China's drought-wrecked Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region were short on water supply, as Chinese military rescuers rev up their water delivery to alleviate the students’ thirst.
Wei Liang, a biological researcher with the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA), was arrested on bribery charges recently, at a time when the national drug watchdog, already teetering amid an escalating vaccine scandal, is undergoing a series of department reshuffles.
If renminbi appreciates by 3 percent, Chinese manufacturers of household appliances, vehicles and cell phones will see a profit decrease of 30 to 50 percent, and some small and medium-sized enterprises may face losses, Economic Information Daily reported Friday, citing test results.
In a real-life date, men are generally expected to take the first initiative, but a new networking website turns the table.
The World in Guangzhou, Nanjing Zhongshan International Golf Villa and Tomson Riviera in Shanghai ranked as the top three on the list of China's Ten Most Expensive Homes in 2010, released by World Executive Group on Wednesday in Beijing, Guangzhou Daily reported Thursday.
Five drug dealers have been executed in east China's Fujian province on Thursday, for illegally manufacturing, possessing and selling drugs, the Xinhua News Agency reported.
The web portal Sina.com is revaluing its contract with Google after the international search giant redirected its service to Hong Kong last Tuesday, a Sina PR manager said.
Among the 27 state administrations and agencies that are required to publicize their annual reports, 15 have failed to meet their March 31st deadline this year, comprising Beijing's commitment to more political transparency, the Legal Daily reported Thursday.
Budget reports issued by four central government ministries earlier this week revealed that a large sum of taxpayers' money is used for Chinese officials' housing subsidies, a spending that is likely to further incur public anger fomented by the country's skyrocketing real estate prices.
