Quake-hit Xinjiang county returns to normal
2008-10-16 09:49:33
Life and work are returning to normal in the quake-hit areas since a 6.8-magnitude earthquake shook Ulugqat county in Xinjiang, on October 5, 2008.
Monsoon rain hits Hainan
2008-10-15 09:58:31
A vehicle trudges its way through the waterlogged street in Haikou, capital of south China's Hainan Province, Oct. 14, 2008. Monsoon rain hit the island in recent days flooding 12 cities and counties and causing two dead in the region.A woman trudges her way through the waterlogged street in Haikou, capital city of south China's Hainan Province, Oct. 14, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)
Polluting smelters shut down after damaging farmers' skin
2008-10-15 08:57:18
Thirteen alloy smelting plants which have damaged farmers' skin and heavily polluted their fields were closed Tuesday, Hubei provincial authorities said.
Six cops held in death of graduate
2008-10-15 07:51:51
The Harbin police bureau in Heilongjiang province said on Monday that six police officers, suspected of killing a 22-year-old university graduate, have been detained.
Gov't officials suspended over mine accident in S China
2008-10-15 06:34:13
Seven government officials including a vice mayor of Heshan, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, have been suspended in the wake of a fatal mine accident that claimed nine lives.
First bureau set up to serve migrants in Dongguan
2008-10-15 09:03:58
The first local government bureau in China to specifically serve the migrant population will be set up early next month in Dongguan.
Coal, gas outburst leaves 7 dead in central China
2008-10-14 11:36:41
Seven miners were found dead and two others trapped after a coal and gas outburst happened late Monday at a colliery owned by Hebi Coal Industry (Group) Corp. Ltd. in central China's Henan Province.
Fengshui course proves popular in university
2008-10-14 07:21:11
Fengshui, the traditional Chinese study of geomantic omens for buildings or cemeteries, is proving extremely popular as a new university course in Central China despite the endless conjecture over its status as a science or superstition.
Cop killer denied 2nd psychiatric test
2008-10-14 07:20:27
The city's high court rejected a request to give Yang Jia, the unemployed Beijing man who killed six Shanghai policemen and injured four others on July 1, another forensic psychiatric assessment at his second trial Monday.
Beijing KTVs face lawsuits for not paying royalty fees
2008-10-14 07:17:14
About 100 Beijing KTV operators are expected to face lawsuits in the next few days for non-payment of royalty fees , sources said Monday.
10 missing in southwest China coal mine accident
2008-10-13 06:41:18
Ten people went missing in a coal-gas outburst in a coal mine in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Sunday, an official of the provincial work safety administration said.
Furniture tycoon detained over embezzling state assets
2008-10-12 21:40:28
Feng Yongming, a Chinese furniture tycoon and de facto controller of the listed Guangming Group Furniture Co. Ltd, has been detained for embezzling state assets in the company.