Whipping the crowd into a spin
2011-03-07 13:20:50
The top, made of steel and wood, weighs 92.5 kilograms and is powered by battery. Enthusiasts in Luannan spin whipping tops every weekend for exercise.
Free art draws crowd to museum
2011-03-07 08:34:41
People have been lining up to visit the Shanghai Art Museum since it opened for free to the public for the first time on Saturday.
Xinjiang to restore largest Islamic tower complex
2011-03-04 14:36:44
Although ravaged by strong gales almost a year ago, restoration of a mosque beside the largest Muslim tower in Xinjiang - Emin Minaret - is about to start, the China News Service reported on Thursday.
Shanghai residents live the longest in China
2011-03-04 08:40:47
The life span of Shanghai residents has surpassed 82 years, the longest in the country, the municipality's health authorities have revealed.
Expo 2010 expected to be in black: organizers
2011-03-04 08:01:42
The organizers of Expo 2010 Shanghai China are confident the multi-billion-yuan attraction will turn a profit, even though the final numbers have not yet been audited and announced.
Official: Asian Games stayed within budget
2011-03-04 07:59:21
Finance authorities in this southern city said the 16th Asian Games and Asian Para Games last year had not left the city a huge monetary hole.
Shanghai Expo likely to profit: organizers
9 killed, 7 injured in SW China forest fire
2011-03-04 06:32:31
At least nine people died and seven were injured while fighting a forest fire caused by a local villager's careless burning of corn roots in Southwest China's Yunnan province Thursday, fire-fighting authorities reported.
Fuzhou plans to restore romance of waterways
2011-03-03 08:35:46
Fuzhou, capital of East China's Fujian province, is carrying out an ambitious plan to renovate its 163-kilometer-long urban canal system. The project is expected to re-establish the city's waterway transport in the next few years, and in the long term its charm as the "Oriental Venice".
Wage hike to benefit migrant laborers
2011-03-03 08:07:14
The capital of Guangdong province raised its minimum monthly salary to 1,300 yuan ($198), which was the greatest amount seen among mainland cities.
Solving Urumqi's taxi shortage
2011-03-02 15:01:47
Chinese New Year was usually not a festival celebrated by Ahmat Tursunjan, but this year the 36-year-old Muslim made New Year wishes.
Language key in delivering AIDS message
2011-03-01 17:18:05
"Reaching the Unreached: A Practical Guide to Producing HIV and AIDS Prevention Audio-Visual Material in Ethnic Minority Language" was released on Feb 28, 2011.
Malnutrition hits poor children
2011-03-01 07:41:53
Malnutrition is affecting 12 percent of children in poverty-stricken areas in China's less-developed provinces and regions, recent research shows.