Online outcry stirs court into action
2011-01-15 08:57:40
A man sentenced to life in prison for evading road tolls has been granted a retrial, judicial authorities said on Friday, after the severity of the sentence caused a huge online outcry.
Phishing websites rake in $3 billion
2011-01-15 10:21:27
More than 44 million personal computer users fell victim to phishing websites in 2010, rendering a loss totaling 20 billion yuan ($3 billion), according to a report released on Friday by one of China's top computer security service providers.
China allocates 45m yuan to fight icy weather
2011-01-15 08:01:39
The Ministry of Finance (MOF) and the Ministry of Civil Affairs Friday allocated 45 million yuan ($6.83 million) to help fight icy weather in southern China.
Time to divide and conquer household waste
2011-01-15 10:00:36
Residents will be asked to divide their household garbage into wet and dry waste before dumping it, Shanghai greenery and public sanitation bureau said on Wednesday.
Snow, rain to continue in SW China
2011-01-15 09:37:29
Most parts of southwest China will experience snow or rain over the next three days, as the cold wave continues, the National Meteorological Center forecast Saturday.
Spring Airlines net profit reaches $71m
2011-01-14 15:06:24
Spring Airlines, a Shanghai-based low-cost carrier, reported a net profit of 470 million yuan ($71.2 million) in 2010, a year-on-year increase of 240%, Friday's China Business News reported.
Substandard public project to be torn down
2011-01-14 07:42:50
The municipal government has, in a rare move, ordered a government-subsidized housing project in the city to be torn down because of shoddy construction.
Death toll rises to 10 in C China hotel fire
2011-01-13 17:43:54
A hotel fire in China's central Hunan Province has claimed four more lives, taking the death toll to 10, local government said Thursday.
Ruins of two 4000-year-old cities discovered
2011-01-13 15:41:05
Chinese archeologists have unearthed the ruins of two ancient cities in the central China province of Henan.
Life in jail for man who evaded toll fees
2011-01-13 08:07:58
A man who used fake military documents to evade 3.68 million yuan ($557,000) in highway toll fees in a Central China city has been sentenced to life in prison for fraud.
Confucius stands tall near Tian'anmen
2011-01-13 08:05:08
Tian'anmen Square has a new sentinel as a larger-than-life statue of the ancient sage Confucius now watches over its visitors.
Emissions limit freezes residents
2011-01-13 07:54:16
Thousands of people in a Central China city may have to endure freezing weather for the rest of this winter after part of the city's heating service was stopped due to the enforced closure of a major local power plant to meet energy-saving goals