Jiangxi to build nuclear plant

2008-12-04 08:05:07

Construction of a 60-billion-yuan nuclear power plant in Jiangxi province is expected to begin soon, a move in line with China's policy to boost the domestic demand.

Views on quake-hit county seat sought

2008-12-04 07:07:45

The Beichuan authorities are inviting public opinion on a draft plan for the reconstruction of the county's seat, which was devastated in the May 12 earthquake.

Beichuan relocation process completed

2008-12-03 07:33:10

All 8,000 people who had been living in prefabricated housing, and subsequently tents, in Beichuan since the May 12 quake, have been moved to new temporary housing, local Party committee said on Monday.

Sichuan's meteorology facilities to be rebuilt

2008-12-03 07:22:07

About 520 million yuan ($76.5 million) will be spent to rebuild the meteorology facilities in the areas devastated by the May 12 earthquake in Sichuan province.

Guangzhou spared taxi strike

2008-12-02 07:53:44

Calls for taxi drivers in Guangzhou to go on strike went unheeded on Monday, China Daily was told.

New row over Liaoning official

2008-11-27 08:00:46

A county Party secretary in Liaoning province, who was forced to resign for sending police officers to Beijing in January to arrest a reporter for her report about him, has sparked a new uproar in the media.

Audit exposes $440m of misused funds in Shenzhen

2008-11-26 08:53:41

More than 3 billion yuan ($440 million) of public money earmarked for environmental and housing projects in Shenzhen was misappropriated or misused in the past four years, local media reported Tuesday.

10 Shaolin monks sent to Yunnan

2008-11-26 08:44:55

Buddhist monks from Shaolin Temple, known for kungfu legends, have been sent to work at four temples in Kunming, Yunnan province, its abbot Shi Yongxin said in a press release on Monday.

Children's protection program to help kids in quake-hit Sichuan

2008-11-25 10:39:52

The children's protection program, cooperated by the UNICEF and the All-China Women's Federation (ACWF), aims to help kids in quake-hit Sichuan .

Official commits suicide in Mianyang, Sichuan

2008-11-21 07:51:53

An official in Mianyang, Sichuan province, committed suicide on Wednesday by jumping out of a window on the 15th floor of a hotel.

Drivers ends strike in Yunnan after govt grants petition

2008-11-21 07:09:20

A three-day strike of bus drivers in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Provinces ended Thursday night after local government granted their petitions, local official said.

Three officials sentenced to death, life in prison

2008-11-20 23:03:46

Three former officials from China's Hunan Province were sentenced to death or life in prison Thursday for taking bribes.