C. China suspends gas to companies amid heavy snow
2009-11-17 20:18:56
Central China city Wuhan cut off natural gas supply to another 20 companies on Tuesday due to increasing energy demand amid heavy snow, adding the number of affected firms to 76.
Shandong reports first A(H1N1) flu death case
2009-11-17 15:56:38
A four-year-old boy died of A(H1N1) flu in Weihai, the first death from the virus in Shandong, the province's health department reported Monday.
HK and Xiamen step up business cooperation
2009-11-17 13:14:40
Some 22 investment projects totaling $1.06 billion were confirmed by both Xiamen and Hong Kong companies at an investment promotion conference in Hong Kong yesterday.
Safe pork project launched in Beijing
2009-11-17 09:52:48
The municipal government will fund several butchers over the next two years which will provide safe pork to the market.
Peking U to enroll recommended students
2009-11-16 23:01:22
China's one of the top higher education institutions Peking University on Monday released a name list of 39 high school principals nationwide who are recognized to recommend their students to be enrolled without taking national college entrance examination.
Beijing gives residents free A/H1N1 jabs
2009-11-16 21:18:50
Beijing began Monday to give free A(H1N1) flu vaccinations to its 12 million permanent residents.
Lhasa starts A/H1N1 jab among 5,000 monks, nuns
2009-11-16 20:19:05
Health authorities in Tibet's regional capital Lhasa Monday began giving free A/H1N1 influenza vaccinations to about 5,000 monks and nuns in all temples and nunneries in the city.
Plastics and rubber in demand
2009-11-16 11:32:14
Exhibitions in China have seen an increase in orders for booths from plastic and rubber manufacturers - a sign of the nation’s improving economy, according to an exhibition chairman.
Cold front to unleash snow, gales in south
2009-11-16 07:53:59
Southern China will soon feel the freezing winds and snow that struck the north over the past week.
Six die in truck-bus collision in east China
2009-11-15 17:20:44
At least six people died and 14 others were injured Sunday after a truck broke through the division guardrail and collided head-on with a bus on an expressway in east China's Fujian Province, according to local authorities.
Beijing courtyards bid farewell to coal heaters
2009-11-15 10:52:12
Another 80,000 households in the ancient courtyards in downtown Beijing have bid farewell to coal heating this winter, a power company said Saturday.