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.