Medical service to be restored in quake zone in July
2008-07-10 22:00:40
The Ministry of Health said on Thursday that basic medical services will be restored by the end of this month in the quake area in the southwest part of the country, and it confirmed that there had been no major epidemics there.
Uncertainty over best relocation plan for Wenchuan
2008-07-09 08:17:20
Authorities are still considering whether the total relocation of Wenchuan county, the epicenter of the May 12 earthquake, is the most appropriate course of action, a housing ministry official said Tuesday.
Guangxi, Shandong on green blacklist
2008-07-08 07:25:08
The Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region has the dirtiest rivers and lakes and Shandong province spewed the highest amount of sulfur dioxide (SO2).
Tianjin to limit pollution during Olympics
2008-07-07 10:33:47
Tianjin is to ban construction at key building sites and limit factory sewage from July 25 to September 20 to help improve environment for the Olympic Games
Moderate quake in E China has no big damage: official
2008-07-07 06:43:16
The 4.4-magnitude earthquake that jolted east China's Fujian Province on Saturday resulted no big damage, said local authorities on Sunday.
Algae cleared, Olympic sailors start training in Qingdao
2008-07-06 17:32:17
Seaweeds around the Olympic sailing competition area are decreasing remarkably, and sailors from home and abroad are training in a much better environment than a few days ago.
Three Gorges Reservoir opens sluices for flood-control
2008-07-05 21:39:34
The Three Gorges Dam Project has started discharging water to lower the water level in the reservoir after excessive rainfall upstream.
Situation 'critical' in Sichuan as flood approaching
2008-07-03 08:18:51
Areas affected by the May 12 earthquake are facing a "critical situation", as the annual flood approaches, a senior official from the Ministry of Water Resources said on Wednesday in Beijing.
Guizhou official: Third finding on rape claim to be made known
2008-07-03 08:02:25
Tests on whether a 17-year-old girl was raped will be made known within three days.
96,000 students in Sichuan quake zones sit for top exam
2008-07-03 07:47:35
Wang Lei, a student from the earthquake-stricken Mianyang city, considers himself lucky to be able to take the national college entrance examination.
Carrefour supervisors in Beijing prosecuted for taking bribes
2008-07-02 07:39:41
Eight supervisors of Carrefour stores in Beijing received jail sentences of one to five years on Monday, for taking bribes from suppliers.
Sichuan to expand urban corridor, relocate people
2008-07-02 07:37:46
The 150-km-long urban corridor in Sichuan province will be expanded to encourage millions of homeless people in the quake-hit regions to move to the urban areas, Yin Qiang, in charge of the province's urban planning reconstruction, said on Tuesday.