China had a total of 2.244 million registered nurses by the end of 2011, up 66 percent from 2005, according to a senior official with the Ministry of Health.
A Greek-owned oil tanker was seized by Somali pirates off Oman's coasts, Greek media reported Friday, citing Greek Coast Guard and the vessel's management sources.
Seokjeon is a biannual ritual to consecrate Chinese philosopher Confucius and his disciples as supreme teachers.
Chinese troops conducted night training in Liaoning province from January to April.
Rocket developer Space Exploration Technologies and Bigelow Aerospace are joining forces to offer passenger launches to private space stations.
China strongly condemns the two recent terrorist bombings in the Syrian capital of Damascus, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said Friday.
The policy to encourage and reward individuals who purchase refined decorated houses will not be revoked, Sun Wei told Xinhua News Agency on May 9.
The training, code-named Blue Commando-2012, will be conducted in Zhanjiang and Shanwei, in line with an agreement reached by the two countries' navies.
Hong Kong stocks fell 262.65 points, or 1.3 percent, to close at 19,964.63 on Friday.
The first quarter saw a slowdown in GDP growth in 29 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, mainly owing to macroeconomic controls.
China will maintain its prudent monetary policy and maintain a cautious attitude toward further inflationary pressure.
Hainan Airlines on Friday launched a new regular flight between the northern Chinese city of Taiyuan and Singapore.
Copyright 1995 - 2010 . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263 Registration Number: 20100000002731 
