Sichuan orphans share relay joy
2008-08-01 07:19:02
The Olympic torch Thursday visited Tangshan, Hebei province, a city that in 1976 was devastated by a massive earthquake but it is now thriving.
Seven Chinese regions fail to reach energy saving targets
2008-07-31 08:39:09
Seven out of 30 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities in China failed to reach 2007 energy conservation targets set by the central government, which will affect their performance assessments, the National Development and Reform Commission said on Wednesday.
Xiangjiang to be 'Rhine of China'
2008-07-31 07:27:24
The Hunan government will spend 17.4 billion yuan ($2.5 billion) over the next three years to clean the Xiangjiang River, one of the country's most polluted, Governor Zhou Qiang said on Monday.
Hainan to construct nuke plant
2008-07-31 07:27:24
A nuclear power plant will be built in Hainan province, which suffers from power shortages and relies heavily on coal, officials said on Tuesday.
Appointed hospital of Olympics opens in Shenyang
2008-07-30 17:36:58
Shengjing Hospital, the appointed medical service provider for the Olympic football games opened yesterday in Shenyang.
Guangdong launches 5-yr water plan
2008-07-30 07:28:52
GUANGZHOU: All people living in rural areas of Guangdong will have access to clean drinking water by 2012, the head of the provincial water resource department said on Monday.
Disaster relief work urged as Fung Wong moves NW
2008-07-29 15:38:39
The Ministry of Civil Affairs issued a notice to eight provinces and five central-level storage facilities to start disaster relief work, as typhoon Fung Wong struck China's eastern and southern regions with heavy rain and strong winds.
Typhoon lashes Fujian, brings rain
2008-07-29 07:21:39
Typhoon Fung Wong, the strongest and eighth tropical storm to hit the mainland's coast this year, lashed Fujian province at 10 pm Monday, bringing heavy rain the country's eastern and southeastern coast.
Qingdao Olympic village officially opens
2008-07-28 10:52:01
Qingdao Olympic village officially opened on Sunday when it received 14 sailing teams including Japan, Brazil, Spain and China.
Death toll in mosque collapse rises to 8 in Qinghai
2008-07-25 11:44:15
The death toll from the collapse of a mosque in northwest China stood at eight, on Friday after rescuers completed their search of the rubble.
Rain kills 2, affects over 1m in C China
2008-07-25 06:35:33
The torrential rain blasting Xiangfan City in central China's Hubei Province since early Tuesday had left two dead and affected 1.08 million others by Thursday afternoon.
10 dead, 2 missing in central China rain
2008-07-24 09:02:22
Ten people died and two were missing after rain lashed central China's Hubei Province from Sunday to Wednesday.