Largest Stone Age building found

2011-01-25 13:35:25

Archaeologists have identified the remains of the largest Stone Age building ever found in China -- thought to be a prehistoric "town hall" -- in Northwest China's Shaanxi province.

Freezing weather affects over 4m in Yunnan

2011-01-25 17:14:30

Snow and sleet have hit southwest China's Yunnan Province many times this month, affecting 4.265 million people, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said.

Official to face prosecution for graft in N China

2011-01-25 13:18:23

A former senior Communist Party of China official in Inner Mongolia autonomous region is expected to be prosecuted on corruption charges, the regional procuratorate said Tuesday.

Eight die after bus rolls on E China expressway

2011-01-24 15:15:53

Eight people died and seven were injured when a bus rolled after crashing into a truck early Monday in East China's Jiangsu province, said local authorities.

Beijing to build China's first design exchange

2011-01-23 13:36:13

Beijing is planning to build China's first design exchange to offer a platform for design trading and boost the country's burgeoning creativity industry.

11 die in road accidents in Southwest, Central China

2011-01-22 21:11:57

Eleven people were killed and 37 injured in two separate auto accidents in Southwest and Central China Saturday, as road accidents increase at a time when migrant workers are heading home for the traditional Spring Festival.

New governor of Shaanxi Province elected

2011-01-22 19:08:20

Zhao Zhengyong was elected governor of northwest China's Shaanxi Province Saturday at the ongoing fourth session of the 11th provincial People's Congress, the local legislature, in the provincial capital of Xi'an.

China Eastern name most punctual Chinese airline

2011-01-21 19:49:14

China Eastern Airlines Co Ltd, one of the nation’s top three leading airlines, outperformed all the other domestic carriers in terms of flight punctuality in 2010, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).

Residential building collapse kills 3 in C China

2011-01-20 21:09:27

Three people died and three others were injured Thursday after a residential building under construction collapsed in Central China's Henan province.

Tianjin aims to double container throughput by 2015

2011-01-20 17:52:03

Tianjin Port in North China aims to double its handling of containers by 2015 to become one of the world's top five container ports

M4.8 tremor hits East China city

2011-01-19 13:20:21

An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale hit an area near Anqing city in East China's Anhui province Wednesday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

Liu Weiping elected governor of Gansu province

2011-01-18 14:21:18

Liu Weiping was elected governor of Northwest China's Gansu province Tuesday.