Over 1,200 taxi drivers on strike
2009-11-25 21:11:11
More than 1200 cab drivers in Putian, Fujian province have been on strike for eight days to protest the local government's overhaul of taxi regulations.
Police detain at least 4 in soccer gambling
2009-11-25 19:19:33
Chinese police have detained at least four people on suspicion of match-fixing and gambling in a nationwide crackdown on soccer corruption.
TV hit mirrors housing dilemma among urban youth
2009-11-25 16:57:06
In "Dwelling Narrowness," one of the main characters becomes the mistress of a government official in order to help repay her older sister's mortgage.
Major traffic jam in central China
2009-11-24 22:50:26
Thousands of vehicles were jammed on a national expressway after a road accident in central China's Hunan Province Tuesday.
China police officers jailed for juvenile death in custody
2009-11-24 22:46:33
Four police officers were given jail terms at a northwest China court Tuesday for the death of a 19-year-old student in custody in March, local authorities said.
Over 1,000 die of winter fires annually in China
2009-11-24 22:09:30
An average of 1,046 people die of 76,000 winter fires annually in China in the past five years, the Ministry of Public Security said Tuesday.
Runaway Inner Mongolia school principal arrested for fraud
2009-11-24 20:56:20
A former principal of a traditional medical school in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region who had fled to Mongolia has been arrested on fraud charges, local police said Tuesday.
Falling stone kills five, injures six
2009-11-24 18:18:53
A huge stone fell from the ceiling of a highway tunnel under construction, killing five people and injuring six others Sunday at Hejiahe village of Shiyan, Hubei province, chinanews.net reported.
Editor assaulted after muckraking; probe underway
2009-11-24 10:31:10
A special police group has been formed in Shijiazhuang, capital city of north China's Hebei province, for investigation into the assault against a senior editor with a local newspaper, the city's public security bureau said.
Strange ring gets stuck on woman's finger
2009-11-24 09:06:59
A resident of Shunde district in Foshan, Guangdong province, had to phone firefighters after she failed to remove a ring she bought at a roadside stand from her finger last Wednesday.
Weak ceiling has family wearing helmets at home
2009-11-24 08:59:55
Members of a family in Haikou, capital of Hainan province, are forced to wear helmets inside their home to avoid chunks of their rather weak ceiling falling on their heads.
Man sues daughter-in-law after brawl over sex
2009-11-24 08:57:07
A district court in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, opened a public hearing on a case filed by an old man against his daughter-in-law and her parents on Wednesday.