Six held for not paying employees

2009-01-15 07:36:56

Six owners of factories in Dongguan who attempted to flee their failing businesses without paying their workers have been apprehended by police, a senior official said Wednesday.

Add mental health to recovery plan: Official

2009-01-15 07:37:36

Authorities should devise a plan to focus on the mental health of people caught up in the growing financial crisis, a political advisor suggested Wednesday.

Man gets 10 months for using fake cash

2009-01-15 07:36:56

A man from Guangxi has been sentenced to 10 months in prison for using counterfeit 100-yuan bills, Shanghai Nanhui district court announced on Tuesday.

Beichuan under reconstruction

2009-01-14 10:34:41

Residents drive past road signs indicating hospital clinics at a temporary housing area for quake survivors in Beichuan, Sichuan Province, Jan. 12.

Five dead, 23 injured in S China traffic accident

2009-01-14 19:16:27

Five people died and 23 were injured after a farm tractor tipper plunged into a ditch on Tuesday evening in Hezhou city of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

Man in unrequited love confessed to bus bombing

2009-01-14 16:34:34

A factory worker testified he bombed a bus in southern China because he was angry about losing the lottery, getting ripped off by an ATM and being rejected by a woman he had a crush on at work.

Student gets life sentence for killing teacher

2009-01-14 16:05:46

A 17-year-old student was sentenced to life in prison for fatally stabbing a teacher last year in north China's Shanxi Province, a local court announced Wednesday.

Man gets 10-month jail term for using fake money

2009-01-14 14:28:50

A Chinese farmer was sentenced to 10 months in prison and fined 15,000 yuan (US$2,193) for using counterfeit money Tuesday by a Shanghai court as the country steps up efforts to crack down on counterfeit currency.

Genius kid revealed to be a monk

2009-01-14 10:40:43