Teenage drug abusers fight addiction, seek rehab

2011-07-03 17:07:16

It was in August 2008. Eji Lhaze, the youngest of three children in an ethnic Yi family in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture of Southwest China's Sichuan province, had dawdled about in Chengdu, the provincial capital, for two years.

Flood continues at SW China colliery; 23 trapped

2011-07-03 16:04:44

Flood waters continued to pour into a coal mine in Southwest China's Guizhou Province Sunday following Saturday's flood that trapped 23 workers underground.
Rescuers rush to reach 19 miners after cave-in
Causes found for colliery flooding

Teenage drug abusers fight addiction

2011-07-03 15:09:50

Eji Lhaze was 14 when he first took "ice", thinking it was no different from cigarettes.

Urbanites take to farming to ensure food safety

2011-07-03 09:26:02

Urban consumers, eager to secure a safer diet, are rushing to manage the production of their own food by directly engaging in the farm work or commissioning production to eco-farms.

Two coal mine disasters kill 3, trap 40

2011-07-03 07:55:09

Rescuers were racing against time on Saturday to reach 40 miners buried underground in two separate coal mine disasters which have already killed three people in south China.

China vows long-term campaign to nip fire risks

2011-07-02 22:58:12

Police and fire departments across China will begin a five-year campaign to reduce losses caused by fire, vowing thorough canvassing of potential fire risks nationwide and faster emergency responses.

Thousands stranded for thick fog in NE China

2011-07-02 22:50:18

More than 5,800 people were stranded Saturday at the airport of a Northeast China city as thick fog shrouded the area, local authorities said.

Red Cross to probe alleged donation misuse

2011-07-02 20:50:55

The Red Cross Society of China has announced that it will suspend operations in one of its fundraising groups and hire auditors to investigate the branch's alleged misuse of donations.

Rain-triggered floods in S China kill 5

2011-07-02 19:52:46

Five people were killed by rain-triggered floods that have inundated South China since Tuesday, according to the National Disaster Reduction Commission on Saturday.

6 dead, 18 injured in N China bus accident

2011-07-02 19:41:06

Six people were killed and at least 18 others were injured in a bus accident that occurred on Saturday in the city of Xinzhou in North China's Shanxi province.

British University to launch Guangzhou centre

2011-07-02 18:16:43

The University of Birmingham is to open a collaborative centre later this summer in Guangzhou, China, with the government of Guangzhou, the university announced on Friday.

1 dead in meat plant fire in NE China

2011-07-02 17:43:02

One person was killed and another was slightly injured in a fire that occurred on Saturday in a meat-processing plant in Harbin, the capital of Northeast China's Heilongjiang province.