Volvo recalls 2337 imported vehicles in China

2011-06-08 21:04:30

Volvo began recalling 2,337 vehicles in China on Wednesday to fix problems that could pose safety risks, China's quality watchdog said.

China floods kill 52 people

2011-06-08 20:35:37

Floods have killed 52 people and left 32 missing in China since the flood season started in June, a senior official said Wednesday.

200 pilot trainees recruited from universities

2011-06-08 19:42:48

The military has recruited around 200 pilot trainees from China's universities in its annual recruitment that concluded Tuesday, according to a military statement issued Wednesday.

Handicrafts turn wastes into profits

2011-06-08 17:46:49

Two women make pet baskets from waste straw and corn husk in Matou township of Linyi city, East China's Shandong province, June 7, 2011. The colorful and environmentally friendly pet baskets are good sellers, boosting famers' incomes.

Drug maker invests more in ads, less in cleaning

2011-06-08 17:10:02

Harbin Pharmaceutical Group Co Ltd.(HPGC) has denied it polluted the environment with hydrogen sulfide claiming the emissions met safety standards.

P2P loans building bridge to better future

2011-06-08 16:34:35

Borrowing money from strangers may sound like an odd proposition to some. But, China's farmers are now taking advantage of online peer-to-peer (P2P) lending in order to build better futures.

Railway resumes two hours after Xinjiang quake

2011-06-08 15:32:59

Railway services on two pivotal routes in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region were suspended for two hours after a 5.3-magnitude earthquake Wednesday morning, local authorities said.

Illegal organ deals strike fear into Chinese hearts

2011-06-08 15:03:57

Steve Jobs, the American IT icon who founded Apple Inc and gave the world its iPods and iPhones, probably never imagined that a young man in China would sell one of his own kidneys in order to buy an iPad 2.

Raging forest fire caused by lightning strike

2011-06-08 14:15:17

An initial investigation has shown that a fire that broke out on a national nature reserve in Northwest China's Gansu province was caused by a lightning strike, local authorities said Wednesday.

Finding creative ways to relieve stress

2011-06-08 14:08:01

As schools wind up for the summer, in the middle of the year, some interesting and fun ways of "stress-releasing" can inspire readers to find their own creative way of relieving stress.

Chemical firm probed for river contamination

2011-06-08 13:56:32

A chemical firm in East China's Zhejiang province is being investigated on suspicion of discharging waste that may have polluted a local river and disrupted tap water supplies since Sunday.

Floods kill 24, force evacuation of 100,000

2011-06-08 13:37:00

Rain-triggered floods have killed 24 people in China over the past week, with three new deaths reported in East China's Jiangsu province, the government said.