Tests: Milk did not send students to hospital

2011-04-27 07:43:59

No pathogenic bacteria were detected in milk that sent students to a hospital on Friday. Tests said students' way of drinking was the likely culprit. And seperately in Chongqing, melamine-tainted milk was seized.

Island getaway may be a costly dream

2011-04-27 07:32:37

Uninhabited havens up for lease but potential customers face wave of challenges in developing them, reports Shi Yingying in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province.

60,000 face drinking water shortage in S China

2011-04-27 00:18:53

About 60,000 people and more than 2.4 million mu (160,000 hectares) of crops have been affected by a lingering drought in South China's Guangdong province, local authorities said on Tuesday.

Chongqing seizes melamine-laced milk powder

2011-04-26 23:50:10

Southwest China's Chongqing municipality has seized more than 26,000 kilograms of melamine-contaminated milk powder, local authorities said on Tuesday.

Milk not at fault in sickening of 251 pupils

2011-04-26 21:57:40

Milk products that were previously suspected of sickening 251 pupils in Northwest China's Shaanxi province were found to be free of toxins or other potential contaminants, a local government commission said Tuesday.

Water safe to drink after pollution affected 9,000

2011-04-26 21:45:41

Latest tests show that drinking water in a northeastern China county is up to standard again after tainted drinking water affected 9,000 people there since April 22, said local authorities Tuesday.

Solar halo in SW China

2011-04-26 21:42:03

A halo, an optical illusion that appears around the sun, is seen in the sky in Anchun city, Southwest China’s Guizhou province on April 26, 2011.

Forbes: Baidu CEO leads mainland billionaires

2011-04-26 21:39:22

Forbes China, the licensed Chinese-language edition of Forbes, published “The Global Chinese Billionaire List”. The list focuses specifically on the rise of Chinese wealthy entrepreneurs, chinanews.com reported Tuesday.

China's railways to rise to 120,000 km by 2015

2011-04-26 21:07:34

China's total mileage of railways open to traffic will increase to 120,000 kilometers by the end of 2015, including 50,000 kilometers of railways in the western regions, an official said here Tuesday.

Record temperature hits Shanghai

2011-04-26 20:52:09

People walk in the sun on an artificial beach in Shanghai, East China, April 26, 2011. Temperatures in Shanghai reached a record 33 C on Tuesday.

China, US to hold human rights dialogue

2011-04-26 18:38:28

China and the United States will hold a new round of human rights dialogue in Beijing on April 27 and 28, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said Tuesday.

'Piracy harms children and nation's future'

2011-04-26 16:59:37

"Piracy will not only hurt the copyright owners and the children, but also the nation's innovation and future."