8 dead in fatal rescue of mine inspectors
2011-04-29 11:35:22
Eight people were confirmed dead Friday in a mining accident in northwest China's Gansu Province after rescuers retrieved bodies of three more miners who died from carbon monoxide poisoning, local authorities said.
Man shot dead after attacking police
2011-04-29 10:55:12
One man was shot dead and two others were detained after a suspect allegedly sprayed pepper water at a police officer and tried to grab the officer's gun, the people.com.cn reported today.
Over 234,000 Hongkong residents live on mainland
2011-04-29 10:51:13
A total of 234,829 Hongkong residents and 21,201 Macao residents were living on the Chinese mainland by Nov 1, 2010, according to the sixth national census data released by the National Bureau of Statistics Friday.
593,832 foreigners live on Chinese mainland
2011-04-29 10:49:40
A total of 593,832 foreigners are living on the Chinese mainland, data from the sixth national census released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Friday showed.
Elderly fear for their futures
2011-04-29 08:20:35
China's ageing population puts stress on families and people who provide healthcare services, report Jiang Xueqing and Duan Yan in Beijing.
Oil giant under new fire for extravagance
2011-04-29 08:19:23
A subsidiary of the China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec Group) breached the group's internal rules by handing out millions of yuan in bonuses to executives and employees between 2008 and 2010.
New case of illegal food additives cracked
2011-04-29 08:18:35
Sixteen people have been detained on the suspicion that they had sold a banned additive used to produce greater amounts of lean meat in livestock, police said in Central China's Hunan.
Restaurants asked to publicize food additives
Xi'an to welcome crowd for plant exposition
2011-04-29 08:10:51
More than 12 million tourists are expected to go this year to the International Horticultural Exposition, which began in Xi'an, capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi province, on Thursday.
Complaints jump against tourism industry
2011-04-29 07:49:35
The quality of China's tourism industry needs improvement as the sector has seen a sharp increase in complaints, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences warned on Wednesday.
Science cop's wife called plagiarizer
2011-04-29 07:47:50
Fang Zhouzi, the high-profile writer who is known as the "science cop" because of his battles against pseudo-science and academic fraud, found his own family at the receiving end of such allegations.
Census: Population hits 1.37b
2011-04-29 07:41:13
As China's population hits 1.37 billion people, challenges, including an ageing society and labor crunches, may prompt the authorities to fine-tune the 30-year-old family planning policy.
Beijing orders safety overhaul after deadly blaze
2011-04-28 21:39:17
Fire authorities in Beijing said Thursday that they have ordered a citywide overhaul of fire control measures after a building blaze earlier this week left 18 people dead and two dozen others injured.