Starving pandas rescued from woods, recovering
2011-05-03 15:49:04
Two giant pandas that were dying from hunger in the wild mountains of southwest China's Sichuan province are recuperating well thanks to timely rescues by researchers from a local panda research institution.
Nanjing to invest $2.7b on Yangtze waterway
2011-05-03 15:44:11
China will allocate 18 billion yuan ($2.7 billion) from 2011 to 2015 to deepen the navigation channel on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, according to local authorities.
Over 200 sickened by food poisoning in N China
2011-05-03 06:18:23
More than 200 people were sickened on Monday by food poisoning in a restaurant in north China's Shanxi province.
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2011-05-03 10:11:22
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Police nab seven over deadly hotel arson
2011-05-03 10:02:50
Police have caught all seven suspects who allegedly set a hotel in blaze that killed 10 and injured 35 in northeast China's Jilin province early Sunday morning, local authorities said Tuesday.
A wonderful day in the woods
2011-05-03 09:15:00
If it wasn't a blustery, blustery day when a tea farmer stumbled across two small bears crying in the woods, it should have been.
Kate's dress a hit with copycats
2011-05-03 08:20:35
Hours after Kate Middleton stepped out of the Rolls Royce that drove her to Westminster Abbey in London to marry Prince William, tailoring stores on taobao.com, China's largest online shopping bazaar, were already offering replicas of her wedding dress.
Officials look to raise content of TV programs
2011-05-03 08:15:40
In an attempt at improving the offerings on television, authorities plan to restrict TV stations' ability to run shows aimed at nothing but entertainment and revise the system used to measure the success of programs.
'Home Inns fire result of arson'
2011-05-03 08:12:21
Local authorities suggest arson was the cause of a hotel fire that killed 10 and injured 46 others in Tonghua city in Northeast China's Jilin province on early Sunday morning.
Criticism rains on deadly storm warning texts
2011-05-03 08:09:19
Officials and weather forecasters in Foshan are under fire after only sending warnings to officials and paid customers before a deadly hailstorm hit the Pearl River Delta city last month.
Overwork threatens health of office workers
2011-05-03 08:05:27
More than 70 percent of Chinese white-collar workers suffer from overwork and are at a greater risk of having health troubles as a result, according to a recent survey.
53 officials punished for melamine milk scandals
2011-05-03 07:55:28
A total of 53 officials who were partly responsible for several recent scandals involving the sale of melamine-tainted milk have been punished as China steps up its efforts to ensure food safety.