Glue used to repair bridge cracks
2009-12-16 14:47:21
A construction team who poured structural adhesive into the rifts of a bridge to keep it from falling apart has been asked to start the job again, xinhuanet.com reported.
Beijing holds public hearing on water price hike
2009-12-16 10:20:12
A public hearing on a proposed water price hike was held in Beijing Wednesday.
Laws on pet attacks urged
2009-12-16 08:13:41
A legal practitioner has called on authorities to improve the country's laws on pet attacks, saying that in most cases owners bear no criminal liability even if their animals cause someone's death.
Chinese businessman shoots for stake in NBA's Cavaliers
2009-12-16 07:24:41
Mainland-born businessman Albert Hung is about to become the second-largest shareholder of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers, a Michigan investment firm confirmed yesterday.
Shanghai official suspected of taking bribes
2009-12-14 15:25:10
The former head of Putuo district of Shanghai municipality Cai Zhiqiang is under investigation for allegedly taking bribes, xinhuanet.com reported Sunday.
Driver gets death penalty for vengeful ramming
2009-12-12 15:45:15
A bus driver has been sentenced to death in east China's Jiangsu Province after killing a pedestrian, according to local court sources.
'Sunken village' is ready to build a new future
2009-12-12 10:38:08
A village that disappeared into a giant sinkhole caused by mining excesses will be rebuilt, officials said Friday
Shanghai residents feel the price pinch
2009-12-12 10:14:14
Shanghai is no longer the city that he had dreamed of years ago. "Prices keep going up, raising the cost of living further and further.
3 detained over N China deadly blast
2009-12-11 20:25:40
Three people have been detained in connection with a deadly blast that killed four people in northern Shanxi Province, local police said Friday.
5 killed, 3 injured in South China factory blast
2009-12-11 19:01:00
Five people were killed while three others were injured in a factory blast in south China's Guangdong Province, said local sources on Friday.
Apple farmers struggle to sell bumper harvest
2009-12-11 09:10:36
About 3,000 farming families in Miyun county say they are struggling to sell their organic apples after a bumper harvest this year.
2 detained over damage of Great Wall
2009-12-10 22:04:18
Two people have been detained for damaging the section of the Great Wall in Hohhot City, capital of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, local police said Thursday.