At least 55 bodies have been recovered from an abandoned silver mine that became a dumping ground for apparent victims of Mexico's drug violence, authorities said Monday.
In an effort to safeguard their honor as role models in both academic research and conduct, some Chinese academicians on Monday called on the country's scientists to cut social activities and halt the practice of taking too many part-time jobs.
China's central authorities have set down a more open policy to attract top-notch foreign talents to help promote the economic and social development and global competitiveness of the nation.
The first national institute to teach emergency management will be set up by the end of this year to help tackle a growing number of emergencies and mass incidents across the country.
The country should adopt its own electoral system in accordance with its own domestic situation, Qiao Xiaoyang, deputy secretary-general of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, said on Monday.
Rising demand for fuel over summer causes bottlenecks Some 7,000 trucks carrying coal were blocked in serious traffic jams along the road from Shenmu county in Shaanxi province to Xingxian county in Shanxi province, with traffic police doing their best to try to break up the gridlock.
South China's Guangdong province has taken the lead in the country by introducing a new accumulating points system to grant urban hukou, or household registration, to migrant workers.
A cartoon shows three cats sitting at a table laden with fish dishes pour scorn on another cat that is busy catching a mouse.
Western nations are hoping the UN Security Council will be able to vote on Wednesday on a resolution imposing a fourth round of sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, diplomats said.
As officials reported a gradual increase in the amount of oil being captured from the spewing wellhead at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, BP PLC said Monday that it plans next month to replace the cap collecting the crude with a slightly bigger device.
Prime Minister-elect Naoto Kan has decided not to visit China on Saturday, designated "Japan Day" at the World Expo in Shanghai, which could have been his diplomatic debut as premier, government sources was cited by JAPANTODAY on Monday.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea named a brother-in-law of leader Kim Jong-il to a powerful military post on Monday and sacked its premier.