Kindergarten teacher detained on suspicion of abuse

A kindergarten teacher in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, was detained on Tuesday on suspicion of physically abusing at least five children, police in the city's Xuanwu district said.

As pushy parents line up marriages, young adults flee

SHANGHAI - Parks in big Chinese cities are popular venues for pushy parents to hunt for suitable spouses for their children, who are too busy or too slow to find love.

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Quake network under construction

China has begun building a monitoring network in seismically active regions in Sichuan province and neighboring Yunnan province, according to the Institute of Care-Life, a key earthquake early-warning laboratory.

OneSpace sets launch of private carrier rocket

OneSpace Technology, China's first private rocket producer, announced on Tuesday in Chongqing that the maiden launch of the company's OS-X0 solid-fuel rocket is scheduled for May 17 in a test field in northwestern China.

Deeper Yangtze River opens to large vessels after dredging project

A deeper Yangtze River - from Nanjing to its estuary - opened for large vessels on Tuesday, increasing the ability of the lower Yangtze to stimulate the economy, the Ministry of Transport said.

In sensitive interviews, reporters need to tread lightly

As a journalist, I once thought that the more specifics I could get and show readers, the more readable a story would be. But I found that is not always the case after five days of interviews related to the 10th anniversary of the Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan province.

Location counts for rail stations

New high-speed railway stations should be chosen with passenger convenience in mind and should be of reasonable scale and close to the city center, according to a note released on Monday on the National Development and Reform Commission's website.

Govt trucks dump trash in park

Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, has set up a working group to restore the environment in a park that has been used as a garbage dump by several government departments, the city's vice-mayor said.

Construction processes to be streamlined

Application and review processes for construction projects will be streamlined nationwide, and a unified procedure will be established that will cut the current process time in half, a senior official said on Monday.

Bloggers detained for posting false stories

Two bloggers have been detained in northern China on suspicion of posting fictitious stories about the head of a major dairy company, and may have contributed to a sharp decline in the company's share price.

3 ex-officials prosecuted

Three former vice-ministerial level officials are being prosecuted on bribery charges, the Supreme People's Procuratorate announced on Monday.