Reports on 'bad' fruit misleading
2008-10-23 07:17:29
Only 12 tons of oranges were destroyed and less than 10 percent of the trees were damaged by fruit flies in Guangyuan, Sichuan province, the provincial agriculture department said on Tuesday.
Heavy snowfall in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region
2008-10-22 08:48:17
Cars and trucks are stranded by a heavy snowfall in the countryside of Hami City, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, October 21, 2008.
Back to school for washed-out students
2008-10-21 08:20:08
About 3,000 children whose schools were flooded last week resumed their lessons, some in temporary tented classrooms, yesterday, local officials told China Daily.
Girl's school on the plateau
2008-10-21 00:01:36
Students read books at Lajia Girl's Primary School in Maqin County, Guoluo Tibet Autonomous Prefecture, Southwest China's Qinghai Province, October 17, 2008.
Mine blast 'ignited old explosives' in Ningxia
2008-10-21 08:21:14
The size of the explosion at a mine in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region last week, which left 16 people dead, might have been exaggerated by tons of discarded dynamite left in the mountainside almost a year ago by the same blasting firm, an explosives expert has said.
Former Beijing vice-mayor sentenced to death
2008-10-20 07:37:04
Former Beijing vice-mayor Liu Zhihua has been sentenced to death, suspended for two years, for corruption, local media reported Sunday, citing a Saturday court ruling.
Quake survivors face legacy of stress
2008-10-20 07:42:26
Some of the survivors of the May 12 earthquake are suffering from suicidal tendencies, sleeping problems, reccurring nightmares, and a reluctance to talk about the incident.
Man finishes voyage on paper boat
2008-10-16 11:01:25
Zhu Yalin, a chemistry teacher from Meishan, Sichuan Province, uses two ping-pong bats as oars to finish his 800-m voyage in a self-made paper boat near Xiamen, East China's Fujian Province on Monday morning October 13, 2008.
Hospital head sacked over anesthesia-related deaths
2008-10-17 07:05:40
The president of a Chinese hospital and his deputy were sacked Thursday after four patients died after receiving anesthesia.
Nine dead in mine accident in Ningxia
2008-10-17 06:44:57
Nine people were killed in a mining accident in Shizuishan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.
Thousands of toy makers laid off in Guangdong
2008-10-17 08:01:20
Workers at a toy factory in this southern city have become the latest victims of the worldwide financial tsunami.
China's populous Guangdong sees baby boom
2008-10-16 16:58:10
South China's Guangdong Province reported 1 million newborns in the first nine months of the year, and the total was expected to exceed 1.2 million by the end of December.