Premier Wen inspects Hainan Province
2009-04-21 16:00:06
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (Front, R) holds a baby's hand during a visit to Benli village in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province April 19, 2009. Wen was on an inspection tour on the island province from April 18 to 19. [Xinhua/Huang Jingwen]
Xinjiang, Pakistan sign friendly relations agreement
2009-04-08 15:18:05
Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region and Pakistan signed an agreement to establish friendly provincial relations between Xinjiang and the north-west frontier province of Pakistan yesterday at Urumqi, capital city of Xinjiang.
Xiaolangdi hydel project gets nod
2009-04-08 07:44:59
The Xiaolangdi Water-Control Project was officially hailed a success yesterday after eight years as a pilot operation. The project is the most difficult ever built on the world's muddiest natural waterway, the Yellow River.
Sichuan to rebuild school on anniversary
2009-04-01 16:19:31
The reconstruction of Beichuan Middle School, one of the schools that sustained the most damage in last year's earthquake in China's southwestern Sichuan Province, will start May 12, the first anniversary of the earthquake, officials said Wednesday.
Shenzhen relaxes HK visa rules
2009-04-01 11:06:48
Permanent residence permit holders here can from today apply for unlimited passes to visit the neighboring city of Hong Kong within a year, local public security authorities said.
Beichuan quake museum sparks public debate
2009-04-01 07:53:44
The plan for constructing a national museum featuring the destruction of Beichuan county in Sichuan province in the 8.0-magnitude earthquake on May 12 last year has resulted in a public opinion row.
Xiamen Mayor visits Taiwan
2009-03-27 07:38:23
Liu Cigui, mayor of Xiamen, Fujian province, became the first mayor from the mainland to visit Taiwan when he started his official seven-day trip on Monday. Invited by Taichung mayor Jason Hu, Liu's delegation became the first mainland local government group to visit Taiwan.
Stick to May holiday plan, says govt
2009-03-27 07:38:23
The State Council Thursday urged local governments to stick to the three-day May Day holiday plan, destroying hopes of a return to the golden week to spur the economy.
Health officials fired for mismanagement, possible cover-up
2009-03-24 10:49:21
Two health officials have been fired for mismanagement in the reporting of hand, foot-and-mouth disease and investigators are looking into a possible cover-up, state media said Monday.
Two babies die of hand, foot and mouth disease in E. China
2009-03-24 10:22:26
Two baby boys in Heze City of east China's Shandong province died of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) between Sunday and Monday, local authorities said.
Beichuan quake museum planned
2009-03-24 09:21:54
A national museum featuring the destruction of Beichuan county in Sichuan province in the 8.0-magnitude earthquake on May 12 last year will open in four years.
20,000 to be free of criminal stigma in Nanjing
2009-03-24 09:08:15
More than 20,000 people in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, will not have to bear a record of their criminal past in their residency permits from now on. The decision was made by the city's government to stop discrimination against those booked for crimes committed before 2003.