Pandas evacuated in face of quake risk
2008-06-24 16:52:03
The captive giant pandas at the research center in quake-hit Wolong in southwestern Sichuan Province will be evacuated after a recent study warned of mounting quake threat there.
Main 'quake lake' to be scenic spot
2008-06-24 14:22:57
China plans to turn the Tangjiashan "quake lake" into a scenic spot amid efforts to rebuild a county downstream, a local official said on Monday.
Three retired soldiers reunite in quake-relief efforts
2008-06-24 08:02:23
Zhou Anren, He Shiping and Zhao Jiping, three farmers from Gansu province, joined the army together in 1976. They retired at the same time in 1979. But their patriotic spirit has remained strong.
43 officials punished over quake relief misconduct
2008-06-23 18:50:49
China has penalized 43 officials for misconduct involving relief in quake-hit regions, the country's minister of supervision told a press conference here Monday.
Students back to class in quake-hit Dujiangyan
2008-06-23 17:33:55
More than 70,000 primary and middle school students resumed classes in temporary schools on Monday in Dujiangyan City, six weeks after the devastating Sichuan earthquake.
Anhui tornado wrecks 650 homes, kills just one person
2008-06-22 17:56:12
A tornado in China tore up 650 houses in just five minutes and damaged nearly 1,000, state media said on Sunday, but only one person died.
Reconstruction in quake-hit Shaanxi, Gansu to be complete by 2010
2008-06-22 17:06:09
The reconstruction in quake-hit Shaanxi and Gansu Provinces should be basically completed by 2010, Premier Wen Jiabao said during a visit to Lanzhou on Sunday.
Chinese urban youth lose French passion: Poll
2008-06-20 09:32:06
Young Chinese no longer hold a romantic view of France but they are still confident of future Sino-French relations, a recent survey has found.
India and Canada visa centers open in Guangzhou
2008-06-20 07:40:59
Both India and Canada opened visa application centers in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, in order to serve the rapidly growing number of outbound tourists from southern part of the country.
China raises prices of oil, electricity
2008-06-20 07:14:00
China raises the prices of gasoline, diesel oil, aviation kerosene and electricity Friday, revealing an unprecedented broad plan to raise energy prices.
Student eyesight problems on rise
2008-06-19 08:55:50
About half of the 1.2 million primary and high school students in Shanghai ssuffer from various eye diseases.
Quake hits nature reserve
2008-06-19 07:35:18
A 5.4-magnitude quake jolted Qinghai province at 1:23 pm yesterday, the China National Seismological Network said.