Taihu water quality better: Official
2009-02-09 07:39:43
The water quality of Taihu Lake has generally improved thanks to pollution control measures over the last two years, Luo Zhijun, governor of Jiangsu, said at the second session of the 11th provincial people's congress last Thursday.
Order Issued to Arrest Suspect Selling Fake Diabetes Drug
2009-02-05 16:50:21
Residential Building in Downtown Wuhan on Fire
2009-02-05 16:47:49
The Yuanxiang Building in the Hanzhengjie Wholesale Market in downtown Wuhan City, central China's Hubei Province, is seen on fire on Thursday, February 5, 2009..
Beijing Offers 1 Bln Yuan to Get Polluting Vehicles off Road
2009-02-05 16:42:31
China launches orange alert for rare drought in north
2009-02-05 10:03:31
The Office of State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters launched an orange alert on Wednesday, urging local authority to be fully aware of the grim situation and give drought-relief work top priority.
Regions reel from severe drought
2009-02-05 07:49:03
A severe drought continued to hit several regions in the country yesterday, leaving at least 3.7 million people short of water and endangering crop yields of at least seven major grain-producing provinces, the authorities said yesterday.
$4b boon to aid rural workforce
2009-02-05 07:49:38
More than 30 billion yuan ($4.4 billion) is to be pumped into helping jobless rural workers get back to work, the provincial government said this week.
Official: Cholera outbreak in southwestern China under control
2009-02-04 11:20:29
All 47 people struck down during a cholera epidemic last month in Yuxi city of southwestern China's Yunnan Province have fully recovered, a provincial official said in Yuxi Monday.
China Daily Commentary: Dishonesty in academia
2009-02-04 07:43:54
If honesty is the best policy, it is nowhere more so than in scientific research and the academia in general.
Scientists clone five human embryos
2009-02-04 07:43:03
A Chinese research team has cloned five human embryos in the early stages of development from 135 samples, marking a major step in the harvesting of cells for treating serious diseases, researchers said on Monday.
Shanghai official given life imprisonment for corruption
2009-02-03 17:25:08
A court in Shanghai, China's leading industrial center, on Tuesday sentenced a district head to life imprisonment for taking bribes.
Official killed in forest fire in SW China
2009-02-03 09:48:45
A fire official was killed Monday when fighting a forest fire that extended for 10 kilometers in southwest China's Yunnan Province.