Sky's the limit as Beijing's smog lifts

2009-11-21 10:17:53

Beijing residents are taking a collective deep breath and enjoying the best air the city has had for 11 years.

Local official's death highlights power shortage

2009-11-21 10:08:20

The apparent suicide of an education bureau director who had been struggling to find heating fuel has highlighted the shortage of coal at schools in Yuxian county, Hebei province.

E. Airlines to hire Tibetan attendants

2009-11-20 20:14:20

One of China's major airline companies has announced it plans to employ Tibetan flight attendants to serve a growing number of Tibetan travellers.

Pigs get ID chips in central China

2009-11-20 19:18:09

Pigs in southwest China from Friday began having two identity chips fixed on their back legs detailing where they were butchered, examined and sold.

China's tourism in the eyes of foreign guests

2009-11-20 15:23:47

China's tourism contributs not only to the country's openness, but also to the economic development.

15t acid spills as trailer overturns in E China

2009-11-20 13:38:33

Fifteen tonnes of toxic hydrochloric acid was spilled Friday when a tractor-trailer overturned on a mountain road in Wenzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, the city's fire department said.

Ex-US President Carter helps build shelters in Sichuan

2009-11-20 13:28:02

Former US President Jimmy Carter paid a visit along with his wife Rosalynn Carter to Qionglai, an earthquake-stricken area in Sichuan, on November 19 to help build low-rate apartments to solve the housing problem in the area.

Birds fly south to end up as dinner

2009-11-20 08:52:36

GUANGZHOU: More than 10,000 migratory birds are being illegally slaughtered every day in Guangdong province and ending up on dinner tables.

'White house director' on trial for corruption

2009-11-20 08:07:19

A former district chief that locals call "the Director in the White House" in Anhui province went on trial yesterday on charges of revenge and bribery.

'Taxi' entrapment was illegal, court rules

2009-11-20 08:06:55

SHANGHAI: A Shanghai court has for the first time ruled that a traffic law enforcement body conducted illegal practices in cracking down on black taxis.

12,000 teachers earn 'fake' diplomas

2009-11-20 07:42:55

At least 12,000 teachers in Hubei province feel cheated as the diplomas they gained from a local normal college are recognized only within the province, and not nationwide.

W. China sees 12.5% GDP growth from Jan. to Sept.

2009-11-19 21:06:48

The gross domestic product (GDP) of China's western regions rose 12.5 percent in the first nine months from a year earlier, China's top economic planner said Thursday.