Society

Armed robbery with a toy gun  2009-08-11 09:02:40

The Chongqing police have caught a man who robbed a mobile phone store there on August 7, they announced on Monday. And, they said, the suspect used a toy gun to steal the phones.



Man dragged to death by tank truck  2009-07-31 17:10:22

A man was killed after being dragged by a tank truck for over 30 meters on the Nangang Bridge in Minhou, Fuzhou, capital of southeast China’s Fujian province, on July 28. He died on the scene and his body was so mangled that it was unrecognizable.



Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts support children with mooncake sale  2009-07-31 09:22:46

For the third year running, Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, Asia Pacific's leading luxury hotel group, has organized a nationwide charity mooncake sale.



Guangxi has 290 Billionaires: Hurun Report  2009-07-30 17:27:38

Guangxi has 290 billionaires among its 48,890,000 population and 4,200 people with over 10 million yuan, according to a report drafted by Rupert Hoogewerf, who was invited to a wealth forum held recently in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.



Fujian universities assign students to Taiwan  2009-07-30 17:14:54

Fourteen universities in Fujian including Fuzhou University, Fujian Normal University and Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University will assign students to Taiwan universities to study for one year this autumn, the Fujian Education Department announced July28.



Zhao An: From zero to hero  2009-07-28 15:09:00

Zhao An, today the president and founder of a successful television and movie company, Guangzhong Movie and Television Company, is a long way from where he started as a child, in 1954.



Chongqing beauty charms Congo boy  2009-07-24 14:26:23

In his home country Congo, Junior can take up to four wives; but in his new home China, he is attracted to only one girl.



Guangxi expert panel to tackle hand-foot-mouth disease  2009-07-21 15:19:54

An expert panel set up by Public Health Department of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region is heading to a hand–foot-mouth disease (HFMD) epidemic area in Guangxi to lead a campaign against a recent outbreak.



Typhoon Molave causes 36.9 million yuan loss to Guangxi  2009-07-21 15:03:41

Typhoon Molave caused 36.9 million yuan worth of damages, caused about 400 buildings to collapse, and destroyed about 7,750 hectares of corn as it passed through the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, affecting hundreds of thousands of people across the province, the region’s Bureau of Civil Affairs said yesterday.



Man burns himself in east Chinese city  2009-07-21 11:50:24

A middle-aged man set himself on fire with gasoline and burned to death in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, Monday afternoon, government sources said.



Fujian drafts new dog control bill  2009-07-20 16:11:54

China: My new temporary home  2009-07-20 10:57:30

Polar animals to bring cool  2009-07-09 15:36:14

Heavy rain kills 2, injures 110  2009-06-30 15:18:54

Kiddie catwalk  2009-06-24 10:10:36

Kidnapper kills woman in E China  2009-06-23 08:58:26



Cook's family to get compensation  2009-06-23 08:25:05

Nurse abducted over 'bad' nose job  2009-06-03 07:44:20



Madam Rose and her online love life  2009-05-25 18:44:18

Man held over revenge photos  2009-05-20 07:39:09

Gas well on fire in SW China  2009-05-20 15:00:05

Indian Food Festival in Xi'an  2009-05-14 16:29:03

Shandong

Haier Group named China's most valuable brand

"China's Most Valuable Brands List" was announced in New York on Wednesday, with 100 Chinese consumer brands making the cut.

Honors for foreign talents in Shandong

Thirty foreign talents arewere honored with this year’s Qilu Friendship Award for their outstanding contribution to Shandong’s development.

Tianjin

Li Ruihuan donates 27 mln yuan to fund‎

Li Ruihuan, former chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, has donated a painting worth 27 million yuan ($4 million) to SangZi education fund in Tianjin to help more college students in poverty, China News Service reported yesterday.

Tingyi gets nod for Taiwan share sale

TAIPEI: Tingyi (Caymen Islands) Holding Corp plans to raise as much as NT$17.1 billion ($532 million) in Taiwan depository receipts, the biggest offering by an overseas Taiwanese company returning to the island's stock market.