Gangleader's lawyer stands trial for perjury
2009-12-30 19:46:12
A lawyer of a suspected gang boss stood trial Wednesday by a court in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, on charges of giving false evidence and obstructing testifying.
Telescope as big as eight basketball courts
2009-12-30 17:03:18
Asia's biggest telescope that will look deep into space had a foundation stone laying ceremony in Sheshan, the Shanghai Evening Post reported.
Desperate kidnapper of French senior charged
2009-12-30 10:53:16
A local district court has charged a man for kidnapping a French woman from one of Beijing's most famous shopping streets in September.
Beijinger to open shopping mall in Milwaukee
2009-12-30 10:49:07
A Beijing company has purchased a shopping mall in the US, marking the largest overseas acquisition of commercial property by a Chinese enterprise to date.
Rush to buy real estate despite high prices
2009-12-30 10:41:30
A majority of Beijing residents are concerned about unaffordable housing prices in the city, a new central bank survey said.
591 waiting test results on mercury poisoning
2009-12-29 22:49:48
The samples of 591 workers in south China's Guangdong Province are under medical test after 23 of their fellows in the same workshop have been diagnosed as suffering from mercury poisoning, local health authorities said Tuesday.
Ban on Hep-B students, workers to be lifted
2009-12-29 22:40:30
China is set to issue regulations to remove hepatitis B check from physical examination for school entrance and work, according to the Ministry of Health.
Chongqing official jailed 20 yrs for gang crime
2009-12-29 22:31:01
A former municipal lawmaker was sentenced to 20 years in jail Tuesday for gang crimes at a court in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality.
Woman taken hostage in NE China
2009-12-29 17:33:05
Police in northeast China's Jilin Province were trying to negotiate with a hostage taker to release a young woman he had been holding for about 16 hours.
Shanghai builds civil aircraft final assembly base
2009-12-29 11:29:36
Construction of China's largest civil aircraft final assembly base began Monday in the Pudong New Area of Shanghai, said a spokesman with the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China Ltd. (COMAC).
'Golden Camellia' festival held in SW China city
2009-12-29 11:08:30
The first session of the "Golden Camellia" festival was held in an attempt to popularize local products produced in Fangchenggang, a city in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, to the rest of the world.
Great Wall's Mutianyu section makes plans for more renovation
2009-12-29 10:01:24
Foreign leaders with travel plans to scale the Great Wall might be excited about the Mutianyu section's plan to open up an additional 500 m next year.