Police employees appeal for better pay
2008-12-04 09:06:03
More than 20 police employees in a central China city went to local Communist Party committee premise to appeal for better payment, but no scuffle or damage occurred, local government said on Wednesday.
Disabled kids to get allowances
2008-12-04 07:37:51
Disabled children living in Beijing will be paid an annual allowance from next year to help pay for medical treatment and support services, the Beijing Disabled Persons' Federation said on Wednesday.
Bus, truck collision kills 22 in Xinjiang
2008-12-03 07:19:23
Twenty-two people died when a bus collided head on with a truck on National Highway 314 in Kuqa, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, around 8:40 am on Tuesday.
Guangzhou extends mental health scheme
2008-12-03 07:28:17
People with mental health problems in Guangzhou will get better care and treatment from next year, as a pilot medical scheme is rolled out across a wider area of the city.
One dead, one missing in N. China fireworks blast
2008-12-02 08:59:53
One person died and another one was missing after a fireworks explosion on Monday in north China's Hebei Province, rescuers said.
Hubei acts on family policy
2008-12-02 07:56:32
Government officials who violate the family planning policy will be sacked, instead of no promotion for three years, according to a revised regulation approved by the standing committee of Hubei provincial people's congress over the weekend.
Shanghai boosts condom coverage to counter HIV/AIDS
2008-12-02 07:35:11
Condoms will be available in all entertainment venues in Shanghai within three years, a senior health official said on Sunday.
Tent-dwelling quake survivors move to temporary housing for winter
2008-12-01 23:02:57
All the 8,000 people who have been living in tents in Beichuan County, worst hit by a massive quake on May 12, have all moved into temporary housing.
'Green' crime team formed in Kunming
2008-11-28 07:48:29
Local public security and environmental protection bureaus have combined their efforts to facilitate environmental law enforcement with the foundation of a special police force in Kunming, capital of Yunan province.
58 punished for Shanxi hush money scandal
2008-11-28 06:50:03
Fifty-eight people who were paid hush money not to report on a fatal coal mine accident in Shanxi province in September have been punished, the General Administration of Press and Publication said on Thursday.
Flute player for birds at Chongqing wildlife park
2008-11-27 11:15:57
Animal keeper Lu Rubin blows a flute as he prepares to feed the birds living on a birds island of Chongqing Wildlife Park November 26, 2008.
220m-year-old turtle fossils found in Guizhou
2008-11-27 07:57:17
Newly discovered fossils of a primitive turtle species, the oldest of its kind found in the world, gives credence to the belief that turtles originated from an aquatic environment and its shell formed before its dorsal carapace, according to today's Nature magzine.