Dads are too busy to talk
2011-07-05 08:27:55
For many children, dads are becoming distant figures who pop up occasionally at parent-teacher conferences or do the disciplining when the reports come home.
City traffic defeats Di'anmen plan
2011-07-05 08:09:04
A plan to rebuild a missing gate on Beijing's central axis has been canceled due to traffic considerations.
Academy changes list of candidates
2011-07-05 08:05:32
The names of some senior govt and SOE officials have disappeared from the list of candidates who will contest for academician vacancies at the Chinese Academy of Engineering this year.
Hostels provide refuge for city job seekers
2011-07-05 08:00:42
Sharing a double bed with a roommate in a 20-square-meter bedroom, Ma Chao is quite satisfied with his living conditions.
Actress under fire over her anti-gay comments
2011-07-05 07:52:54
A well-known actress triggered heated discussion and criticism last week by citing the Bible to express her disapproval of homosexuality on her micro blog.
Society 'learning' from public relations nightmare
2011-07-05 07:47:01
Despite being in the middle of a crisis that has affected their collective reputation in China, the Red Cross Society of China, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies are proud of their work in the country.
Vigil for child injured in 10-story drop
2011-07-05 07:42:46
More than 200 people staged a candle-lit vigil on Monday to pray for a child fighting for her life after she fell from a 10th-floor apartment.
Businessman in Red Cross scandal quits
2011-07-05 07:37:19
A member of the board of directors of a company with ties to China's Red Cross Society has resigned over his alleged girlfriend's online flaunting of her wealth - an incident that led many people to question whether the charitable organization was involved in the misuse of donated money, Chinese media have reported.
Early-morning rear-ender and inferno claim 23 lives
2011-07-05 07:35:06
Twenty three people were killed in a rear-end collision on Monday morning on the Xiantao section of the Suizhou-Yueyang Highway in Central China's Hubei province, local police have confirmed.
Crews recover cars trapped in mudslide
2011-07-05 07:27:40
Thousands of vehicles trapped by rain-triggered mudslides on a vital expressway were pulled free on Monday.
Fishing industry braces for oil-leak impact
2011-07-05 07:25:19
Dead seaweed and rotting fish in the water around Nanhuangcheng Island in Shandong province, which is close to the site of a recent oil leak, suggest the local waters were polluted, say observers.
Anxious wait for families of trapped miners
2011-07-05 07:17:02
Getting diarrhea from drinking too much may just have saved Lan Zhiming's life. The 22-year-old was scheduled to work the same shift as the 23 miners trapped in a coal shaft in Southwest China's Guizhou province. Instead, he was playing online games on Monday as rescuers desperately pumped out floodwater.