Sichuan rainstorms leave 8 dead, 6 missing
2011-07-08 09:04:41
More heavy downpours in Sichuan Province since Monday evening has left two dead and six missing, bringing the rain-caused death toll to eight since June 30, the provincial flood control office said Thursday.
Boy dies after trying to fly like Superman
2011-07-08 08:32:59
One boy died and another was seriously injured when they tried to fly like Superman in Maoming city, Guangdong province, on June 11.
Burned boy faces 10 yrs behind his mask: family
2011-07-08 07:48:35
A boy who suffered severe burns to his face and hands may have to spend the next 10 years or more in a full surgical mask, said his parents on Thursday.
A kiss of life for sex toys
2011-07-08 08:10:28
She is 27, works as an art designer, and browses online for sex products nearly every week. "I was curious about what the products can do and if they could really improve sex life."
Cheaper lunches on workers' menus
2011-07-08 07:59:56
Kang Shaozhe took out her plastic lunch box after 12 o'clock on Thursday. The young white-collar worker then had her lunch in her office after heating it in a microwave oven in the tearoom.
Universities' debts rocketing as they expand
2011-07-08 07:51:09
Many of the nation's universities are struggling with mounting debts, according to a recent ranking of their financial health by ifeng.com.
Public to increase its supervision of charity
2011-07-08 07:42:42
In an attempt to improve transparency and recapture the public's confidence, the Red Cross Society of China is planning to set up a supervision team comprised of people from outside the society by the end of this year.
Tragic death prompts escalator overhaul
2011-07-08 07:39:00
China's top quality watchdog has ordered all escalators that are similar to the one involved in a tragedy in the capital this week that took the life of a 13-year-old boy to be put out of use and overhauled.
Fire traps 28 miners underground
2011-07-08 07:36:54
The condition of 28 miners who were trapped underground at a coal mine in East China after a fire late on Wednesday remains unknown, say local authorities.
China Pavilion to reopen to visitors
2011-07-08 07:01:13
The Shanghai Expo's China Pavilion expects crowds to teem through its doors when it reopens on July 12 in the sweltering summer heat.
China finds 23,000 cases of land misuse in H1
2011-07-08 06:23:27
The Ministry of Land and Resources said Thursday that it found 23,000 cases of land misuse in the first half of this year.
China releases collection on Nanjing Massacre
2011-07-08 06:19:57
East China's Jiangsu province has released a collection of historical documents recording the notorious Nanjing Massacre in which more than 300,000 Chinese people were killed by Japanese aggressor troops in 1937.