7 dead, 4 injured after fuel tank fire in SW China
2011-04-30 08:15:00
A fuel tank truck burst into flames on an expressway linking Chengdu with Chongqing in southwest China on Friday afternoon, leaving seven people dead and four injured, a road safety watchdog told Xinhua.
New case of illegal food additives cracked
2011-04-29 08:18:35
Sixteen people have been detained on the suspicion that they had sold a banned additive used to produce greater amounts of lean meat in livestock, police said in Central China's Hunan.
Restaurants asked to publicize food additives
Xi'an to welcome crowd for plant exposition
2011-04-29 08:10:51
More than 12 million tourists are expected to go this year to the International Horticultural Exposition, which began in Xi'an, capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi province, on Thursday.
Power cuts worst for smaller businesses
2011-04-28 08:07:35
Power shortages across the country in recent weeks have forced some provinces to ration electricity for industrial use, causing severe financial losses to private enterprises.
Factory-rich provinces thirst for electricity
Shopping mall fire sounds alarm for safety
2011-04-28 07:59:34
A blaze at a large shopping mall on Wednesday in downtown Guangzhou, capital of South China's Guangdong province, caused no casualties but sounded an alarm on prevention and control of big fires in Chinese cities.
Anti-piracy crackdown in Hi-Tech Area of Chengdu
2011-04-27 16:03:26
An anti－piracy drive has been launched by the Bureau of Civil Affairs in the Hi-Tech area of Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, to mark 11th World Copyright Day on April 26.
Eight die in central China dorm blast
2011-04-27 11:10:24
Eight people died and 17 others were injured in a blast that ripped through a worker's dormitory Tuesday evening in Pingdingshan City, central China's Henan Province, according to the city's government.
Gang murders man then sues for compensation
2011-04-27 08:35:33
An arrest warrant was approved on Tuesday for nine members of a gang who killed a mentally-disabled man and then used his death as a pretext to extort money from a mine boss.
Good intentions end up in the trash
2011-04-27 08:28:23
More than 90% of Chinese are aware that separating trash into different materials can lead to more recycling. But fewer than 20% are willing to do so.
Sorting out a better system for garbage
Runaway thief brings subway to a standstill
2011-04-27 07:47:30
Shanghai's subway Line 2 was brought to a standstill for more than 30 minutes due to a thief's attempts to evade arrest on Tuesday morning.
A win-win land swap plan in quake zone
2011-04-26 14:35:05
Before October 2009, when Wugui village in Sichuan province was still a messy neighborhood. it never occurred to Zheng Daoxiang that one day he would be relaxing on a sofa in a two-story house,
17 perish as inferno razes illegal plant
2011-04-26 08:24:26
Seventeen migrant workers died when a fire swept through an illegal garment factory and accommodation above in a four-floor building in a southern Beijing suburb on Monday morning, local authorities said.