Chronic diseases country's top killer
2011-05-30 07:25:12
Chronic diseases, including heart disease, stroke, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes, are the leading cause of mortality in China, representing 85 percent of all deaths.
Dried-up lakes rouse pest worries
2011-05-30 07:24:12
Experts worry that a destructive vole will find a congenial home in the large expanses of the Dongting Lake bed that have been exposed during the current drought and will infest nearby places.
Death an option for some unfit food producers
2011-05-30 07:13:37
China's courts have been ordered to impose harsher punishments for food safety crimes, including death sentence for cases that lead to human death.
Scientists welcome Premier's words
2011-05-30 07:07:22
Premier Wen Jiabao said that China should create an environment in which scientists can become bold and innovative and one that will also encourage freedom and democracy in academic issues.
Signs of life from 12 trapped miners
2011-05-30 07:04:09
Signs of life have been detected from 12 miners who were trapped in a flooded coal mine on Sunday in Guizhou province, an official said.
12 trapped after coal mine flooding in Guizhou
Drought affects 35 million, no end in sight
2011-05-30 07:00:18
China's worst drought in 50 years has affected 35 million people along the Yangtze River. The two largest fresh water lakes - Dongting Lake and Poyang Lake - are both drying up dramatically.
Dried-up lakes rouse pest worries
Officials in key sectors lured by corruption
2011-05-30 06:54:32
Urban construction, rural infrastructure, transport, and railway projects are the sectors worst hit by corruption and abuse of power, a senior prosecutor said.
China vows to improve people's lives in Xinjiang
2011-05-29 22:14:14
Senior leaders pledged to promote further development in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region while making the improvement of the people's lives the first priority during the second National Work Conference on "pairing assistance" projects to support Xinjiang development in Beijing from Friday to Sunday.
Voice from scientific workers in policy-making urged
2011-05-29 21:19:13
Scientific workers should be more active in expressing their opinions as a way to support the country's scientific and technologic policy making, said Shi Laide, chairman of the Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society.
HK official wins WHO award for tobacco control
2011-05-29 20:42:50
Secretary for Food and Health of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government York Chow was given a major award on Sunday by the World Health Organization (WHO) for his achievements in tobacco control in Hong Kong.
Man who killed 2 toddlers with rat poison executed
2011-05-29 20:29:01
A man who was responsible in a rat poison case that killed two children and sicked 19 others in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in 2009 has been executed, authorities announced on Sunday.
Fund to help children with cerebral palsy
2011-05-29 19:28:46
Parents of children with cerebral palsy are going to have a place to turn for help, as the first public foundation to provide aid has been set up in North China's Shanxi province.