Society

Group wedding for migrant workers in Chongqing Municipality  2008-11-03 09:19:32

Newly-weds of migrant workers kiss each other during a group wedding in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, November 2, 2008.


Man gets death for govt office explosion  2008-11-03 06:56:14

A man who injured 18 people in July by causing an explosion in a government office in Zhangjiajie, Hunan province, was sentenced to death on Saturday, the Xinhua News Agency reported on Sunday.


Twenty dead, 42 missing in SW China mudslide  2008-11-02 20:20:40

Twenty people died and 42 were missing after landslides and mud-rock flows hit southwest China's Yunnan Province over the weekend, said local authorities.


Nine dead or missing, 70,000 evacuated in south China floods  2008-11-02 17:45:21

Rescuers have found seven bodies and are searching for two missing people after floods triggered by torrential rains hit parts of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.


Climate change to force pandas north in Sichuan  2008-11-02 10:15:50

Climate change could force pandas to shift their homes, a World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) study revealed - and the results on Sichuan's tourism industry could be far-reaching.


Container ship sinks off NE China, 8 missing  2008-11-02 08:55:13

Eight sailors went missing after a container ship sank off a port in northeast China's Liaoning Province on Saturday, rescuers said.


Mite-borne infectious disease confirmed in Anhui  2008-10-31 12:14:32

Nearly 60 people in east China's Anhui Province have been confirmed as having tropical typhus, an infectious disease caused by mite larva bites, health authorities said on Friday.


Three dead, 26 still missing in colliery gas blast  2008-10-31 11:12:24

Three are confirmed dead and 26 others remain missing 36 hours after a colliery gas explosion in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, rescue officials said on Friday.


Cop involved in Feb 29 shooting suspended  2008-10-31 09:58:18

A senior police officer, who ordered the fatal shooting of a civilian in Jiangxi province on Feb 29, has been suspended pending a new investigation into the case, the local prosecutors' office said Thursday.


12 dead in east China elevator fall  2008-10-31 00:04:16

Twelve construction workers died after the elevator they rode fell at a construction site in east China's Fujian Province on Thursday.


Guangdong faces warming threat  2008-10-30 07:37:56



43 students sickened in S. China  2008-10-24 00:04:28

Major changes in quake protection  2008-10-24 07:18:24



Reports on 'bad' fruit misleading  2008-10-23 07:17:29

Girl's school on the plateau  2008-10-21 00:01:36

Quake survivors face legacy of stress  2008-10-20 07:42:26

Man finishes voyage on paper boat  2008-10-16 11:01:25

Nine dead in mine accident in Ningxia  2008-10-17 06:44:57
Specials
Shandong

Local company showcased in anniversary parade

Three products created by Foton Lovol International Heavy Industry Co Ltd. participated in the military parade of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of New China.

Qingdao becomes high-speed train base

Qingdao city is set to become one of the most important production bases of high-speed train following the signing of a contract of 45 billion Yuan (6.5 billion US dollars).

Tianjin

China, Russia set to ink slew of contracts

Nearly three-dozen deals worth more than $5.5 billion combined are expected to be signed between China and Russia during Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's visit to Beijing, possibly including a major refinery in Tianjin.

New TCM standard created

Healthcare practitioners across the globe wanting to dispense Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) soon will have to undergo standardized training initiated by the Chinese.