Kidnapper kills woman in E China

2009-06-23 08:58:26

Police shot and arrested a man who kidnapped and wounded his former lover, while the hostage died in hospital Monday in east China's Jiangsu Province.

Nine dead, one missing in SW China landslide

2009-06-23 08:37:17

Nine died and one remained missing after a landslide buried construction workers who were fixing a mountain body prone to landslide in southwest China's Sichuan Province Monday afternoon, an official said Tuesday.

Cook's family to get compensation

2009-06-23 08:25:05

The family of the cook whose mysterious death caused the riot in Shishou, Hubei province, was offered 300,000 yuan ($44,000) after the initial negotiation with the local authority, according to a family member.

One dead, six missing as storm Linfa gains momentum

2009-06-23 10:34:54

Torrential rain, strong winds and landslides triggered by tropical storm Linfa have left one dead and another six missing in east and south China provinces.

Sino-German vocational forum kicks off in Shenyang

2009-06-17 17:41:34

As part of the "German-China project", a vocational forum "Sino-German Vocational Education Cooperation— Supply and Demand" promoting exchanges between Germany and China kicked off on June 12 in Shenyang, capital of Liaoning province.

Young couples splitting from tradition

2009-06-10 07:55:57

After seven years as a loving couple, Gao and girlfriend Deng finally tied the knot in 2006. Three years and several rows over the washing up later, they are hastily trying to sever it again.

25 killed in bus blaze in Chengdu city

2009-06-05 11:12:58

A bus blaze has left 25 dead and 78 others injured on Friday morning in the city of Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, said the provincial work safety supervision bureau.

Nine killed, nine injured in bus-train collision in central China

2009-06-03 15:31:30

The debris of the minitruck lies on the roadside after a crash with a train near Tianmen, central China's Hubei Province, June 2, 2009. A minitruck crashed with the train K8086 here on Tuesday leaving 9 dead and 9 wounded.

Nurse abducted over 'bad' nose job

2009-06-03 07:44:20

FOSHAN, Guangdong: Unhappy with the results of a nose job, a woman took a nurse hostage and threatened to kill her at Sulixiuying Hospital on Monday.

Thousands of dogs culled in plan to take bite out of rabies

2009-06-03 07:44:20

Bai Lihe is not getting much sleep these days, even though her village no longer reverberates to the nocturnal sounds of 300 local dogs that were killed in a bid to combat rabies.

Demolition dispute leads to 1 death, 6 injuries

2009-05-31 13:46:40

One person was killed and six injured following a house demolition dispute, Saturday morning, in Suqian city, east China's Jiangsu Province.

Death toll rises to 30 in Chongqing mine accident

2009-05-31 07:35:54

Death toll rose to 30 after five more bodies were recovered in a colliery gas burst Saturday in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality.