Wash painting fetches $65.5 million in Beijing

2011-05-23 14:11:39

An artwork by Chinese master painter Qi Baishi put under the hammer in Beijing Sunday night fetched a breath-taking $65.5 million, a sign of investors' unflagging zeal for Chinese art.

Over 70 arrested for abducting Xinjiang children

2011-05-23 13:34:27

More than 70 people suspected of abducting, coercing and organizing Xinjiang children to beg and steal have been apprehended throughout the country amid a national anti-abduction campaign.

Divorcees get 'buffer zone' in E China

2011-05-23 13:20:08

East China's Jiangsu province is planning to equip its marriage registration offices with "buffer zone" rooms to help divorcing couples to think calmly before making the final decision to end their marriage, according to the provincial civil affairs bureau.

Worst drought in 50 years plagues Yangtze River

2011-05-23 13:19:52

The Yangtze River, China's longest, has been plagued by a severe drought, with the lowest level of rainfall this year since 1961, an official with the river's flood control and drought relief headquarters said Monday.

Road crash kills 6, injures 11 in East China

2011-05-23 12:36:47

Six people were killed and 11 others injured in a truck-coach accident Sunday afternoon in East China's Anhui province, local authorities said Monday.

Tibet marks 60th anniversary of liberation

2011-05-23 12:35:26

A crowd of about 5,000 people from all walks of life gathered in front of Potala Palace Monday morning to mark the special date that opened a new chapter in Tibet's history.

Cancer sufferer watching over endangered arts

2011-05-23 09:03:41

Pang Huanjian carefully wipes his wooden molds with a soft tissue. A lung cancer patient, the 60 year-old is worried most not about his illness, but about who will take care of these "treasures" after his death.

Parents track down son missing for 19 years

2011-05-23 09:03:08

A man recently tracked down his missing son, who had been gone for 19 years, and found he had been adopted by a couple in the United States.

Modest hero quiet about saving quake victims

2011-05-23 08:58:31

A foreign teacher working at Chengdu University of Science and Technology in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, saved eight quake victims three years ago, but his Chinese colleagues only recently found out about his heroics.

'Nutter' with forked tongue gets hooks into two women

2011-05-23 08:57:59

A controversial show named Body Hung Up was staged in Chengdu after an online request for volunteers' participation.

Coal-mine accident leaves 7 dead in Hunan

2011-05-23 08:41:56

At least seven people were killed and one more injured after a colliery gas burst accident in Central China's Hunan province Sunday evening, local government sources said Monday morning.

Report: Toll companies employ too many

2011-05-23 08:04:12

China's tollway system, widely criticized for overcharging shipping companies and the public that uses the roads, employs too many workers and is inefficient, some recent reports suggest.