Shipping in crisis as water levels plunge
2011-05-07 07:45:15
Authorities are rushing to clear snarled shipping traffic and prevent accidents along the drought-stricken Yangtze River, a key route to fast-growing markets in inland China.
City life no smooth ride as growth skyrockets
2011-05-07 07:45:15
Rapid urbanization in China has created an increasing number of problems, ranging from traffic congestion, environmental pollution, urban disasters to a diminished sense of security.
Studies solve mystery of 'HIV-Negative AIDS'
2011-05-07 07:45:15
Sixty people who had claimed they were suffering from a mysterious infectious condition dubbed "HIV-Negative AIDS" have been cleared of the disease, but 48 of them tested positive for several types of pathogens.
iPad 2 frenzy hits China
2011-05-07 08:58:24
From early morning, hundreds of people stood in a line that en-circled Apple's Beijing store to be one of the first to purchase the latest version of the iPad.
24 Chinese crew free after Arabian Sea hijacking
2011-05-07 07:51:52
Twenty-four Chinese sailors were rescued Friday after the Indian navy warned off pirates who hijacked the cargo ship a day earlier in the Arabian Sea, China and India said.
Bus plunge kills 6 people, injures 40 in N China
2011-05-07 07:30:03
Six people were killed, and 40 others injured after a bus with holiday makers overturned from a freeway in northwest China's Shaanxi province Friday, local authorities said.
Charity chief arrested for illegal fundsraising
2011-05-06 21:35:49
A famous entrepreneur and deputy director of a local charity federation in east China's Jiangsu Province has been arrested for allegedly collecting public savings after tricking more than 400 people into investing in his company in exchange for promised high returns.
Moderate earthquake hits SW China's Sichuan
2011-05-06 20:35:41
An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter Scale hit southwest China's Sichuan Province at 6:48 p.m. Beijing Time Friday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.
HK issues two pre-sale flat consents in April
2011-05-06 19:37:33
The Lands Department of Hong Kong Friday announced that two pre-sale consents to sell residential units in uncompleted developments were issued in April.
China's railway investment to top 700 b yuan
2011-05-06 18:51:26
China's Ministry of Railways announced on Friday that its total investment this year will reach 745.5 billion yuan (about US$115 billion), with 600 billion yuan going toward infrastructure construction, according to ministry spokesperson Wang Yongping.
China continues fight to clean up food sector
2011-05-06 18:49:20
Chinese authorities will take unprecedented efforts to rectify the much-criticized food sector to prevent food safety scandals from further harming public confidence in the country's food producers.
Babies bring new hope to quake region
2011-05-06 17:53:38
State and local family planning departments have been offering medical help to couples who want to have another child after Wenchuan Earthquake.