Young lovers saved from rising river waters
2008-10-06 09:50:33
Local police and firefighters in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, saved two sweethearts who were trapped on a small island in the middle of a flooding river.
First Nanjing Flea market
2008-09-30 14:15:34
People select goods at the flea market in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, September 29, 2008.
Shanghai faces aging problem
2008-10-01 07:23:45
One in three people in the city will be a senior citizen by 2020 as its population rapidly ages, the city's family planning agency has said.
Typhoon Jangmi expected to land in east China
2008-09-28 09:23:46
Super-strong Typhoon Jangmi is expected to slam into southeast China's Fujian Province on Monday, just days after Typhoon Hagupit killed at least 17 people, local meteorological authorities said on Saturday.
Chinese farmer jailed for faking tiger photos
2008-09-27 17:30:42
Zhou Zhenglong, the farmer who shocked the country with his fake photo of the endangered South China tiger, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison on Saturday in northwest China's Shaanxi Province.
Tallest building in Jiangsu, East China
2008-09-27 16:21:20
The 450-m high Nanjing Greenland Square Zifeng Tower stands to the west of Xuanwu Lake in Gulou District, Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu Province, September 26, 2008.
Typhoon Hagupit kills 10 in south China
2008-09-25 16:48:57
The death toll from typhoon Hagupit in south China rose to 10 as of 8 a.m. on Thursday, with two still missing, the Office of State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters said.
Community life of Suzhou Industrial Park
2008-09-23 17:58:46
Clean streets, green grass and trees, stylish buildings, and convenient facilities. All this gives one an urge to buy a house and live here, if you can afford.
Hunan building major suspension bridge
2008-09-22 11:45:43
An artist's rendition of a suspension bridge that will span the Aizhai Gorge on the Jishou-Chadong Expressway in westHunan Province. The bridge's main span is designed to reach 1,176 meters.
13 trapped in north China mine blast
2008-09-06 14:25:48
Thirteen people were trapped after a coal mine blast in north China's Hebei Province, police confirmed on Saturday.
Guangdong faces acid rain
2008-09-06 09:24:40
Acid rain accounted for more than 53 percent of Guangdong province's total rainfall in the first half of this year, a bulletin released by the provincial environmental protection administration on Wednesday said.
Man gets 5-year jail term over ATM windfall
2008-09-06 14:25:17
China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) upheld a 5-year jail term meted out by a local court in southern Guangdong Province to a young man who illegally withdrew 175,000 yuan from an ATM.