372,000 lose jobs in Sichuan quake
2008-07-01 07:51:49
The May 12 earthquake has cost at least 372,000 urban residents in Sichuan their jobs, raising the number of jobless in the province to more than 700,000, a top provincial official said yesterday.
'Story of the Horse' exhibition in Hong Kong
2008-06-28 10:16:35
A visitor views exhibits at the "Story of the Horse" exhibition in Hong Kong, south China, on June 27, 2008.
Man fears naked woman
2008-06-27 16:12:17
Zhang Ying, a 29-year-old woman, opened Li Qing's door on Sunday without even knocking.
'Runner Fan' prompts change in teachers' ethics regulation
2008-06-27 07:14:20
"Runner Fan", nickname of Fan Meizhong, has created a controversy because he ran out of the classroom leaving his students behind when the May 12 quake struck.
'Runner Fan' prompts change in teachers' ethics regulation
2008-06-27 07:14:20
"Runner Fan", nickname of Fan Meizhong, has created a controversy because he ran out of the classroom leaving his students behind when the May 12 quake struck.
Official arrested for robbery
2008-06-26 09:26:16
An official in Siping, Jilin province, who has a degree in philosophy, has been arrested on robbery charges.
Dog becomes recycling champion in Xi'an
2008-06-25 11:18:00
A dog named Duoduo, kept by a resident in Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi province, has learned to be an avid recycler.
Smile, shoppers ... you're on candid camera
2008-06-27 07:44:46
The planned installation of surveillance cameras in stores throughout Shanghai has sparked a debate on how to strengthen public security, while also protecting personal privacy.
In-house train serves mall shoppers
2008-06-25 10:34:39
A mini metro train runs inside the new Red Star Macalline mall on Shanghai's Zhenbei Road. The 14-meter-long train runs on a spiral rail and is the first of its kind in the world.
Games for fun in Hunan
2008-06-23 10:14:30
Two men perform push-ups with girls sitting on their back in a competition for fun in Loudi, a city in central China's Hunan Province June 22, 2008.
Whistle-blowers given protection
2008-06-25 07:39:15
The Chongqing procuratorate has recently taken steps to encourage informants to share what they know by setting up a small private room.
Police nab three suspects for theft at lamasery
2008-06-24 08:49:55
Three men suspected of stealing from a Tibetan Buddhist lamasery in China's northwest Qinghai Province were now in custody, local police said on Monday.