First Chinese female fighter pilots get new suits
2009-08-31 11:22:55
A new generation of woman pilot to fly Chinese filghter jets were given a special anti-G flight suit that takes 15 months to develop on Aug 30, 2009.
Man held for tampering with phone connections
2009-08-31 09:36:49
A man in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu province, was arrested for making 1,000 yuan worth of phone calls that were billed to his neighbor.
Droughts hit Central China
2009-08-30 15:18:26
Of the fourteen cities and prefectures in Hunan province, thirteen have been hit by various degrees of droughts and a host of measures have been taken to alleviate the conditions.
Two children fall to their deaths in Chongqing
2009-08-27 09:27:54
Two young girls were dead after falling from buildings in Chongqing in separate incidents on August 22. It was reported that one of the girls was left unattended.
Shopper killed by drunk in cop van
2009-08-24 10:11:28
"The police will continue to clamp down on drivers under the influence of alcohol after the two-month campaign," said Liu Chunyu, a traffic management bureau official.
Yunnan Stone Forest and US Mammoth Cave become sister parks
2009-08-21 12:32:40
China's Stone Forest and the US' Mammoth Cave were recognized as sister parks in a signing ceremony held in the Visitor Center of the Stone Forest in Yunnan province August 13, 2009.
First cross-strait normal ship route opens
2009-08-20 17:16:28
The first normal ship route across the strait between Xiamen and Taichung, with passenger-cargo ship “COSCO Star” taking the maiden voyage, will open September 6.
Taiwan opens Xiamen-Penghu direct sailing
2009-08-20 15:35:12
Taiwan ro-ro passenger ship “Jinri Star” became the first Taiwan ship to directly sail from Pengpu to Xiamen on August 18. The “Jinri Star”, which means “Star of the Day”, carried 40 Taiwanese passengers and stopped at Xiamen port for one night.
Dried beans processed with toxins
2009-08-20 09:36:51
Consumers are thinking twice about dried beans after an investigation revealed a toxic chemical has been illegally used to enhance the appeal of the food.
Workers angry at takeover halt production in 'silent strike'
2009-08-20 09:21:29
Workers at an aluminum plant infuriated over a takeover are refusing to work in a "silent strike".
Migrant children more vulnerable
2009-08-20 08:02:35
Children of migrant workers in Guangdong province are highly vulnerable to abductions, accidental deaths and injuries, according to police statistics.
Four workers dead in crane collapse
2009-08-20 00:33:17
Four workers died and another two were injured Wednesday after a crane collapsed at a construction site of the Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway.