Public security organs asked to launch microblog
2011-02-16 11:28:27
Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region has requested its public security organs above county level to launch official micro blogs, in an attempt to strengthen communication with the public, chinanews.com reported Wednesday.
China reports drop in food poisoning cases
2011-02-13 07:39:28
China reported 32 food poisoning cases between October and December, down 30.4 percent year on year, according to the Ministry of Health.
Road accident kills five in east China
2011-02-13 07:41:21
Five people were killed and two injured in a road accident Saturday in east China's Zhejiang Province, local authorities said.
Police use DNA tests to help return juvenile beggars
2011-02-12 14:46:21
Police in the capital city of south China's Guangdong Province announced on Friday that it would continue using DNA information from juvenile beggars and rovers to help lost or abducted children reunite with their families.
Opening-up of movie industry urged
2011-02-10 14:33:31
The scene is changing fast in China's film industry, with box office takings and the number of films produced going up in leaps and bounds.
Latest batch of officials head to Xinjiang
2011-02-10 07:51:02
More than 1,600 officials and experts from 19 provinces and municipalities have arrived to work in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in a partnership program to assist local development, authorities said on Wednesday.
Museum worships poet on 'Day of Humans'
2011-02-09 19:18:17
A grand ceremony was held in the Du Fu Thatched Cottage Museum in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, to worship Du Fu (712-770AD), one of the greatest Chinese poets.
Incomes of rural residents in Xinjiang grew 20%
2011-02-09 16:33:34
The average per capita net income of farmers and herdsmen in far west China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region grew by 19.6 percent year on year to reach 4,642.67 yuan (703 U.S. dollars) last year, local authorities said Wednesday.
China Pavilion sees 300,000 visitors
2011-02-09 10:52:53
Shanghai World Expo authorities said that about 300,000 tourists have visited the China Pavilion of the expo during the seven-day Spring Festival holiday, as of Tuesday evening.
Six dead in fighting against forest fire
2011-02-06 09:20:12
Six fire fighters were killed, with another two injured in fighting against a forest fire in Chun'an County, east China's Zhejiang Province as of Saturday evening.
Cruise liner facilitates Hainan' s ocean tourism
2011-02-06 08:32:07
Hainan Empress, a 174-meter-long luxury cruise liner, was put into use in Sanya, southernmost China's island province of Hainan, on Saturday to assist the island's ocean tourism business.
Beijing's winter drought likely longest in 60 years
2011-02-01 16:15:14
Beijing is likely to suffer its longest winter drought in 60 years, with no snow or rain likely to fall in the city within the next 10 days, the municipal meteorological bureau's chief weatherman said Tuesday.