Four students die in Shanghai school fire
2008-11-14 09:46:19
Four college students died after jumping off the window of their dormitory on the sixth floor at a Shanghai business school to escape fire Friday morning, Shanghai police said.
Beijing police target knife crime in schools
2008-11-14 08:35:55
Beijing police have launched a campaign to crack down on knife crime in schools and universities, the Beijing News reported on Wednesday.
Taxis back in business in Sanya
2008-11-14 07:11:01
Taxi drivers in Sanya, Hainan province, went back to work on Thursday, bringing to a close their three-day protest, local authorities said in a press release.
Farmer to stand trial again over faking tiger photos
2008-11-13 22:17:03
The farmer who faked photographs of an endangered tiger species in the wild will have his fraud conviction re-examined by a higher court next Monday.
Heavyweight loses half his weight
2008-11-13 09:08:21
A 34-year-old Beijing native, who weighed in at 240 kg and was dubbed the Fattest Man in China, loses half his weight to 120kg.
Quarry blast killed one, injured six in east China
2008-11-13 09:05:19
An explosion at a quarry has left one worker dead, another missing and six people injured in east China's Anhui Province, local authorities said Wednesday.
Shotguns used in fight; 19 injured
2008-11-13 08:08:31
The local police are investigating a fight between two villages in Heping county, Guangdong province, in which shotguns were used.
Cabbies in Sanya rally for 3rd straight day
2008-11-13 07:58:15
Dozens of taxi drivers in Sanya, Hainan province refused to take customers and rallied for a third straight day Wednesday to press for relief from rising costs and illegal competition in the latest cab-industry unrest to hit the country.
More warmth for Qinghai quake victims
2008-11-13 07:53:02
About 1,600 Qinghai earthquake victims shivering through the cold nights will be given thicker tents and heaters, a local official said on Wednesday.
Abusive teachers to face stiff penalties
2008-11-13 07:33:34
Teachers who insult or punish students will be given a black mark on their records and fined, a district education bureau has said.
Police chief suspended over sponsorship scandal
2008-11-12 00:00:25
A police chief was suspended on Tuesday in the second alleged case of police officers illegally soliciting money in just over a month in northwest China's Shaanxi Province.
2 detained in Shanghai for attacks on police
2008-11-12 07:54:28
A man and a woman have been detained for separate assaults on police officers, Shanghai's police bureau said on Tuesday.