Govt enjoy much trust, society little
2011-05-06 08:11:40
Residents in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou hold relatively little confidence in society and much more in government agencies, a recent survey showed.
Water project causing many to leave homes
2011-05-06 08:06:53
To make way for the project, another 85,000 people in Henan will have to abandon the places where their families had lived for generations by the end of August, the government said.
Majority of population still cannot afford home
2011-05-06 07:58:30
More than 60 percent of China's residents cannot afford an apartment and the high property prices in the cities are curbing the nation's urbanization process, experts said.
Village looks to the sky to lure tourists
2011-05-06 07:56:15
The richest village in China is looking to soar to new heights with an ambitious air tourism project.
Villagers blame factory for lead poisoning
2011-05-06 07:46:16
Dozens of people living near a factory that makes batteries for motorcycles in Zhejiang province have been found to have dangerously high levels of lead in their blood, according to medical tests carried out since March.
One in three Beijingers a migrant worker
2011-05-06 07:39:18
The capital's population rose to 19.6 million in 2010, and a huge influx of migrants contributed to the growth, the city's statistics bureau said on Thursday.
Migrant worker life hard on marriages
2011-05-06 07:38:16
Provinces that export labor topped a list of places whose populations contained the largest number of divorcees in the first quarter of the year.
Shelters told to help kids return home
2011-05-06 07:27:39
Shelters for homeless people throughout the country are being called upon to work closely with their counterparts in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region and send children home who are from that part of the country.
Airlines biggest reason for delays
2011-05-06 07:23:44
Problems that originate with airline companies are the main reason for the country's delayed flights, the Civil Aviation Administration of China, said in a report on Wednesday.
China seizes more pirated online goods
2011-05-06 07:20:38
China's customs authority said on Thursday it had seized 13.68 million yuan ($2.1 million) worth of pirated goods sold online following a five-month clampdown campaign.
Drought in S China eased after rainfall
2011-05-06 07:11:51
Spring drought that had been plaguing South China was alleviated after a week-long rainfall, government sources said on Thursday.
Beijing 'yet to become' an int'l city
2011-05-06 07:04:50
With foreigners accounting for just 0.46 percent of its population, the capital is still far from being designated an international city, a leading expert said.
One in three Beijingers a migrant worker