Shanghai invaded by rare salt tide amid drought
2011-05-26 06:42:57
The lingering drought that has plagued central China for months triggered salt tides in the coastal city of Shanghai on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
China targets restaurants in crackdown on additives
2011-05-26 06:40:55
China's State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) on Wednesday announced that they will conduct an inspection tour to check the use of additives in food by restaurants.
4 die from tick bites in C China
2011-05-26 06:39:45
Four people have died from tick bites in central China's Henan Province this year, provincial health authorities said Wednesday.
Hundreds arrested for making, selling fake medicine
2011-05-25 23:23:05
Police in East China's Zhejiang province arrested more than 200 suspects on Wednesday who allegedly manufactured and sold fake medicines and health care products.
440,000 containers found carrying toxic substances
2011-05-25 22:55:31
China's quality authority said on Wednesday that the country checked 15.52 million twenty-equivalent-unit (TEU) import and export containers last year and found 440,000 TEU containers carrying contagious diseases and poisonous substances.
CCTV launches international video news service
2011-05-25 21:37:18
China Central Television (CCTV) on Wednesday officially launched its News Content Service to distribute video news for media outlets worldwide following a five-month trial run.
NE China city to ban indoor smoking by law
2011-05-25 21:32:04
Non-smokers in a northeast China city may soon be protected from second-hand smoke by a tough law.
Real-name tickets for high-speed railways now
2011-05-25 20:15:30
China's Ministry of Railways (MOR) said on Wednesday that Chinese rail ticket offices have started selling high-speed train tickets according to the passenger's name on personal identification.
China's 1st tropical sea ranch begins construction
2011-05-25 19:21:50
Construction of China's first tropical sea ranch began on Tuesday in Sanya, a coastal resort city in southern Hainan province, said an official with the Sanya Ocean and Fisheries bureau.
Exhibits grow Chengdu's post-quake economy
2011-05-25 16:27:19
Three years ago, the devastating Wenchuan earthquake brought a great loss of life and devastated the economy of Sichuan province. Chengdu, the province's capital, decided to make a showcase of their city.
China faces challenges in grain production
2011-05-25 16:23:14
China still faces challenges in grain production, although it is likely to see a rise in summer grain output this year, a senior official said Wednesday.
The rotten truth of banking on buried savings
2011-05-25 14:47:03
A 75-year-old farmer in Northeast China buried his life savings of 10,000 yuan ($1,540) in his courtyard before he decamped to the city for work. When dug up again, they are rotted away.