China reinforces 7,000 reservoirs within 3 yrs
2011-05-24 20:04:47
China has met its 2006 target of reinforcing 7,356 reservoirs within three years, China's Minister of Water Resources, Chen Lei, said on Tuesday.
2 hurt, 500 evacuated in Beijing's hotel fire
2011-05-24 19:57:40
Two foreigners were injured and 500 people evacuated after a hotel caught fire Tuesday afternoon, said local firefighters.
Macao to host 11th Chinese Film Media Awards
2011-05-24 19:19:48
The 11th Chinese Film Media Awards will be held in the City of Dreams in Macao's Cotai Strip on June 16, the first time ever that the annual event is held in Macao, the Macao Post Daily reported on Tuesday.
China's mobile phone users exceed 900 million
2011-05-24 18:40:30
China's cell phone user grew by 41.39 million in the first four months of 2011 to 900.39 million in total, covering nearly two-thirds of the nation's population, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).
Locust plague ravages NW China
2011-05-24 17:42:54
Large swarms of locusts have laid waste to vast tracts of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, with authorities expecting the plague to worsen as the weather heats up.
Shanghai employs 4,000 CCTV watchers
2011-05-24 16:43:26
Shanghai municipal police department has deployed 4,000 people as a part of a new 24-hour video surveillance team in the city's latest effort to clampdown on crime.
Severe drought drags on in central China
2011-05-24 16:35:15
Central China's Hubei Province's lingering drought has affected 9.89 million people, about one sixth of its population, according to a survey conducted by the the provincial civil affairs department. Reservoirs have little in reserve 
Dam to release more water
Beijing to revamp its city planning
2011-05-24 15:56:08
Beijing plans to redo its city planning scheme in 2013, The Beijing News reported. The current scheme was set in 2005 for the 2004-2020 period.
Retrieved Tang relics set for display
2011-05-24 15:25:02
A museum in Northwest China's Shaanxi province plans to exhibit retrieved treasures that were stolen from the tomb of a Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907) queen and sold abroad.
Environmental watchdog halts 2 rail projects
2011-05-24 13:47:32
China's environmental watchdog recently ordered the suspension of a high-speed railway and halted the construction of another line due to violations of environmental laws, a move hailed as an indication of a push to develop in a scientific manner.
China-Hollywood joint film project
2011-05-24 13:27:10
The first joint movie production of China and Hollywood will begin filming in October, the Qujiang Film and TV Investment Group, based in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, announced on May 19.
First expressway bus lane helps shorten commute
2011-05-24 13:03:38
A bus travels on a bus lane on the Beijing-Tongzhou Expressway in Beijing, May 24, 2011.