Yuanxiao, coming soon to a table near you
2011-02-15 16:56:14
People eat yuanxiao in China, typically to celebrate the Lantern Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the first Chinese lunar month (Feb 17 this year) and marks the end of the Spring Festival celebrations.
Busted by brave warden at 60 kph
2011-02-15 16:48:07
Fan Zengxu, member of a traffic law enforcement brigade in Southwest China’s Chongqing municipality, is seen in video surveillance holding on to the front of the car as it speeds away on Feb 12, 2011. Fan took the brave action after the driver refused an inspection.
Centenarian couple celebrates Valentine’s Day
2011-02-14 15:44:01
104-year-old Huang Desheng (L) and his 99-year-old wife Cheng Yinzhi receive a heart-shaped rose bouquet on Feb 14, Valentine's Day in Leping city, East China’s Jiangxi province.
New recruitment drive sweeps China
2011-02-14 11:23:50
A new round of recruitment sweeps China at the end of the Spring Festival holiday.
Snowfall in North China helps ease drought
2011-02-13 19:22:24
Snowfall in north China on Sunday helped ease persistent drought in the region and will gradually diminish over the next two days, the national meteorological authority said Feb 13.
Road accident kills five in east China
2011-02-13 07:41:21
Five people were killed and two injured in a road accident Saturday in east China's Zhejiang Province, local authorities said.
China reports drop in food poisoning cases
2011-02-13 07:39:28
China reported 32 food poisoning cases between October and December, down 30.4 percent year on year, according to the Ministry of Health.
Six dead in fighting against forest fire
2011-02-06 09:20:12
Six fire fighters were killed, with another two injured in fighting against a forest fire in Chun'an County, east China's Zhejiang Province as of Saturday evening.
'Rolls-Royce' piano debuts in East China
2011-02-01 10:02:14
A girl plays a piano at Deji Square in Nanjing, East China’s Jiangsu province, Jan 31, 2011. The piano, with the same paint style and a design mirroring that of a Ferrari, is worth 2 million yuan ($302,984). It is being dubbed a piano version of the Rolls-Royce.
Officer gets death for drug crimes
2011-02-01 08:20:58
A court on Jan 31 handed down the death penalty to the former deputy head of the anti-narcotics efforts in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality.
County rebuilds after quake
2011-02-01 08:03:52
Three years after a deadly earthquake struck Sichuan province, once-devastated quake zones are regaining their vitality and residents are finding ways to continue their lives.
Sichuan residents settle into new homes
2011-02-01 08:01:24
Residents of a town situated in the epicenter of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake are moving in to new homes days ahead of the Chinese New Year.