Executives arrested, officials fired over lake pollution

2008-10-23 06:27:19

Three executives of a company were arrested and 12 government officials fired in connection with polluting a lake in southwest China's Yunnan Province.

World's second highest airport opens in Sichuan

2008-10-22 23:51:37

Local people welcome the travelers as the first plane arrives at the newly opened Kangding Airport in Kangding, capital of Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, October 22, 2008.

Shanghai starts administrative reform for governance

2008-10-21 16:36:40

Shanghai's municipal government has announced the launch of major reforms aimed at streamlining its administrative branches.

Shaanxi reports misuse of $2 billion

2008-10-21 08:22:23

The Shaanxi provincial audit office reported that about 13.7 billion yuan ($2 billion) had been misused in the past 18 months.

Tibet builds first Buddhism academy

2008-10-20 10:22:39

A general academy of Tibetan Buddhism, the first of its kind in the southwestern autonomous region, began construction of the 80 million yuan (11.7 million U.S. dollars) facility on Saturday.

Magnitude 5.3 aftershock hits China-Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan border

2008-10-14 09:44:49

An aftershock measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale hit the border area of China, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan at 0:05 a.m. Tuesday, the China Earthquake Administration said.

Top official of Guangxi faces graft charges

2008-10-10 09:04:50

Sun Yu, former vice-chairman of the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, was kicked out of the Party and removed from government posts before being handed over to face corruption charges.

Science ministry, UN target climate change in Himalayas

2008-10-10 07:28:53

The Ministry of Science and Technology and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) jointly launched a three-year program Thursday to address the increasingly worrying effects of climate change in the Himalayas.

Four killed in southwest China mine cave-in

2008-10-10 06:29:05

Four people died and aother one was injured after a coal mine shaft collapsed on Thursday afternoon in southwest China's Yunnan Province.

M5.4 aftershock jolts county near Lhasa

2008-10-09 10:13:08

An aftershock measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale jolted Damxung County in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region at 10:07 p.m. on Wednesday, the China Earthquake Administration said.

Top leaders pay tribute to heroes of earthquake

2008-10-09 06:46:54

Top leaders Wednesday paid tribute to heroes of the devastating Sichuan earthquake, calling for the "quake relief spirit" to be kept alive.

Quake-hit Sichuan starts subsidy plan on rebuilding

2008-10-08 07:01:32

China's Sichuan Province launched a housing subsidy scheme on Tuesday to assist quake-affected urbanites during the reconstruction period.