Two executed for Kashgar terror attack on police
2009-04-10 08:05:15
Two men were executed in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region yesterday for last August's terrorist attack on border police that left 17 dead and 15 injured.
Child rape, prostitution trial begins
2009-04-09 07:39:05
Six men and one woman are standing trial after a child prostitution ring was smashed in Xishui county, Guizhou province, Wednesday. Some of the victims were as young as 13.
Shanghai becomes China's 'oldest' city
2009-04-09 11:31:08
Senior citizens account for more than 20 percent of the population of Shanghai, an economic powerhouse in eastern China, a city official said Thursday.
12 miners confirmed dead in China coal mine flooding
2009-04-09 13:52:57
Twelve miners have been confirmed dead after rescuers retrieved the last body in a flooded coal mine in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, a local official said Thursday.
China's job market still grim as exports falter
2009-04-09 15:06:49
Zhang De, a migrant worker from Sichuan Province, returned to Guangzhou shortly after Spring Festival in search of a job.
Shandong cracks down on pyramid schemes
2009-04-08 16:32:24
To fight against pyramid selling, Shandong has put great efforts on building several “Zero Pyramid-selling Areas” since 2006. So far 13,000 residential areas have benefited from the campaign.
Flood affects residents
2009-04-08 10:09:53
A flash flood has affected more than 4,000 people in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region after increasing temperatures caused ice on the surrounding mountains to melt, local authorities said Tuesday.
"It's a girl" is more likely to be heard in Shanghai
2009-04-08 10:02:58
Shanghai parents are increasingly overturning ancient Chinese notions when it comes to the sex of their children.
Quake survivors remarry
2009-04-08 09:47:37
Forty people who lost their spouses in the May 12 earthquake last year will remarry at a group wedding on April 26 in Sichuan province, a local official said Tuesday.
Fujian Aiding Group mourns earthquake victims
2009-04-07 14:47:05
A memorial ceremony was held on April 3 by Fujian Aiding Group for the reconstruction of Sichuan, commemorating the victims of the May 12th earthquake.
Govt 'unclear' over Anhui migrant workers' deaths
2009-04-01 13:23:34
Local authorities yesterday refuted fresh accusations that 12 migrant workers in Anhui province died from laboring in unhealthy quartz mills, citing lack of evidence.
Yellow alert issued for HFMD
2009-03-31 17:59:53
A yellow alert for hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) has been issued in Heze, Shandong province, a source from the province’s Health Department said.