Shanghai Disneyland gives new hope to theme parks
2011-04-09 08:03:21
The Shanghai Disney Resort presents an opportunity to prove that a theme park can be profitable in China and will possibly cause such places to become more popular among the Chinese, according to experts.
China looks to take salt out of seawater
2011-04-09 08:01:22
China will quadruple its ability to desalinate seawater in the next 10 years, a senior marine official told a recent conference.
Ancient Xi'an tomb ready to reveal secrets
2011-04-09 07:38:52
Chinese archaeologists on Friday prepared to excavate a tomb built more than 2,000 years ago in the ancient capital of Xi'an.
Tainted milk kills 3 kids, sickens 35
2011-04-09 07:36:37
Three babies died and 35 other people, mostly children, were left ill in a Northwest China city by an outbreak of food poisoning believed to be linked to tainted milk, the local government said on Friday.
Shanghai Disneyland starts construction
2011-04-09 07:32:35
Construction of the long-awaited Shanghai Disneyland theme park started on Friday, injecting new momentum into China's biggest city economy. Disneyland gives new hope to theme parks
Disney lands in Shanghai
2011-04-08 21:54:53
Twenty-five years after Mickey Mouse first appeared on television screens on the Chinese mainland, the Walt Disney Company's iconic character finally kicked off his journey to greet fans in the world's most promising market.
Officials investigated for poisonous pork scandal
2011-04-08 20:49:12
Prosecutors have started to investigate 12 civil servants for dereliction of duty after pigs tested positive for a chemical poisonous to humans, a spokesman with the procuratorate in central China's Henan Province said Friday.
Radioactive material persist in Chinese regions
2011-04-08 20:41:29
Minimal amounts of radioactive material from a crippled Japanese nuclear power plant continued to be found in most Chinese regions on Friday, according to China's National Nuclear Emergency Coordination Committee.
Natural disasters kill 75 in China in 1st quarter
2011-04-08 20:26:23
Natural disasters in China have left 75 people dead and 11 missing while causing 48.05 billion yuan ($7.35 billion) in direct economic losses in the first quarter of this year, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said Friday.
Domestic open learning debuts in China
2011-04-08 17:20:02
The first batch of open learning courses from Chinese universities has become popular s made their debuts among foreign students popular open classes on the Internet since launching in April
Yang Yanxin busking in Beijing
2011-04-08 16:55:10
At a dim corner of an underground subway station, Yang Yanxin stops playing his guitar in front of the bustling commuters and sums up his three years living in China’s capital: “You think yourself somebody, but you are nobody in Beijing.”
Loving minds think alike
2011-04-08 15:57:01
The 24-year-old twin sisters from Xinyu in East China's Jiangxi province carry their nursing equipment along with the workers to the rugged project site, attending to those suffering altitude sickness and other minor diseases.