Pollution delays water diversion
2010-02-06 09:44:09
The Eastern Route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, one of the world's largest water projects, has been delayed by about five years due to problems associated with water pollution, officials in east China's Shandong province said on Friday.
Former chief prosecutor jumps to death
2010-02-06 09:40:23
A former chief prosecutor in Maoming, a city in South China's Guangdong province, jumped to his death from the eighth floor of a residential building in Zhanjiang on Friday, the police said.
17.55 million live in Beijing, 30% migrants
2010-02-05 10:22:46
Beijing's resident population grew to 17.55 million by the end of last year with migrants making up 30 percent of the community, according to the capital's census bureau.
Contaminated milk powder producers arrested
2010-02-04 14:39:54
Three suspects have been arrested and one pending trial for selling milk powder contaminated with melamine.
New Year gift from South Korea
2010-02-04 14:22:32
Li Zhonghou does not feel cold despite the minus 24 degree temperature. A warm smile appears on his face as he says "I will receive 20 kg of rice given by Korean charity," he told China Daily happily.
25 times higher? Much to-do over bonus chasm
2010-02-03 18:04:45
A row has erupted after an on-line post revealed officials of an aluminum company were paid bonuses twenty five times higher than workers.
Two men killed in gas tank crash
2010-02-03 13:19:39
Two men died after the 24 ton gas tank van they were travelling in overturned while passing a bridge and plunged into a river.
Tainted melamine tableware back in Beijing supermarkets
2010-02-03 07:51:58
Tainted melamine tableware has been found in supermarkets in Beijing, an authority from the International Food Packaging Association said yesterday.
Ex-judicial official stands trial in gang crackdown
2010-02-02 14:10:05
A former top judicial official in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality stood trial Tuesday on charges of protecting mafia-style gangs and other crimes, the latest court hearing in the city's sweeping crackdown on gang crimes.
Residents dig in over subway expansion
2010-02-02 10:02:56
Work on the second phase of subway Line 10 started yesterday morning and was greeted with protests from angry residents who fear the project will endanger their homes.
'Gang protector' faces trial today
2010-02-02 07:12:22
Chongqing's former director of the justice bureau and deputy police head Wen Qiang faces trial today for a host of charges including those linked to organized crime in the municipality.
Tianjin road rampage kills 9
2010-02-02 06:45:36
A 40-year-old man who hijacked his employer's bus and killed nine people as he careened through the port city of Tianjin yesterday morning was in critical condition last night after he tried to commit suicide.