Woman wards off rape by biting attacker's tongue
2008-07-29 07:19:08
A man was detained by police late last week upon arrival at a hospital in Zhengzhou, Henan province. The man came in for treatment of his badly bitten tongue, an injury inflicted by the woman he had earlier tried to rape.
Surgical perfection frightens off boyfriends
2008-07-29 08:09:08
A 22-year-old female college student from Tianjin municipality has undergone cosmetic surgery to suit the preferences of three boyfriends over the past three years.
Shanghai bus blast not 'work of terrorists'
2008-07-25 09:13:02
Shanghai police have ruled out the possibility the May 5 blast on a bus that killed three people and injured 12 others was terrorist-related.
Mosque collapse kills at least seven
2008-07-25 10:30:03
At least seven people were killed and four others badly injured after a mosque being constructed in Qinghai Province, northwestern China, collapsed Thursday.
Watermelons harvest on sand fields
2008-07-25 09:46:19
Two children hold a watermelon that grows on sand fields in Xingren township in Zhongwei City of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region July 23, 2008.
Fatal Yunnan dispute between farmers, rubber plant settled
2008-07-24 00:21:04
A dispute at a rubber plant that left two dead and dozens injured last weekend in southwest China's Yunnan Province has been settled.
Sichuan hospitals struggling to address needs of mothers, infants
2008-07-23 07:41:57
On the morning of May 13, the day after the devastating earthquake shook Sichuan province, 21-year-old Chen Shichao went into labor.
Rose candies for lovers
2008-07-22 10:59:13
As the Chinese valentine "Qi Xi" approaches, many young people have been attracted to the 'rose' candies sold at a store at Quanqian Street Suzhou, Jiangsu Province.
Foundation set to help children
2008-07-22 17:44:42
Tao Chao, a 14-year-old girl from northeastern China’s Liaoning province has a cleft lip and cleft palate.
Six held following assault on Henan police officers
2008-07-22 07:39:55
Six people who attacked five police officers in Zhengzhou, capital of Henan province, during a traffic dispute were detained on Saturday, Dahe Daily reported.
Three firefighters die, nine injured in factory fire
2008-07-18 09:37:41
An overhead beam crushed three firefighters to death and injured nine others as they fought a fire at a plastic packaging factory on Thursday in Shanghai.
Hero loses uni place over 'typo'
2008-07-18 09:16:09
Li Hao, a high school graduate from Wenchuan, risked his life to save others during the quake, and almost won an honorary title that would have secured him a college place.