800 trapped in homes in Guangxi
2008-06-19 07:28:55
More than 800 residents of Liyang village, Laibin city, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, have been trapped for two days in their mountainous village.
Olympic torch flies to oasis city
2008-06-18 07:32:20
The Olympic flame was flown across the Taklimakan Desert to Kashgar yesterday after a successful relay in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang autonomous region.
China confirms bird flu outbreak in Guangdong
2008-06-17 19:39:47
An outbreak of bird flu in China's southern Guangdong Province is under control, the Ministry of Agriculture said on Tuesday.
28 confirmed dead in North China mine blast
2008-06-17 15:18:02
Twenty-eight people were confirmed dead and six trapped on Tuesday after a coal mine blast in north China's Shanxi Province last Friday.
57 killed as rain, floods lash south
2008-06-16 06:53:18
Torrential rain and floods across southern China have claimed at least 57 lives over the past 10 days, the government said Sunday.
River embankment bursts in Guangxi
2008-06-15 22:30:44
A section of the Xijiang River in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region burst through its embankment on Sunday following days of heavy rain, forcing the evacuation of more than 3,000 people.
Bandengqiao likely site for new Beichuan
2008-06-12 08:09:17
A new site is said to have been chosen for Beichuan county's administration, devastated by the May 12 earthquake.
Victims, black box from crashed chopper found
2008-06-12 06:30:08
The body of the last victim from a crashed quake relief helicopter in China was found after a 12-day search, military sources said Wednesday.
Panda safety main concern of rangers
2008-06-11 07:46:18
Fan Wen'an, head of the committee of Baishuijiang Biosphere National Reserve, looks up at the gathering dark clouds above Minshan Mountain and predicts more rain.
Boat death toll up to 8
2008-06-10 10:01:14
The death toll from Saturday's boat collision in Shaanxi province has risen to eight as another body was recovered yesterday afternoon.
End of road for cushy govt jobs
2008-06-10 08:04:01
The first batch of government workers employed under a new system designed to change the civil service, will soon start work in this city's Pudong New Area.
Festival fails to lure tourists
2008-06-10 07:53:53
Despite getting three days' holiday for the Dragon Boat Festival on Sunday, travelers' response was cool, because of the Sichuan earthquake and the ongoing national college entrance exams.