Over 10,000 tourists expect polar lights in Mohe
2011-06-23 07:47:56
More than 10,000 tourists from around the world gathered Wednesday night in a small town in China's northernmost county of Mohe to observe the aurora borealis, or northern lights.
E China provinces alerted as storm heads north
2011-06-24 21:30:43
Five provinces along China's eastern coast have been alerted as tropical storm Meari, which is expected to be upgraded to a typhoon, is approaching from the south, according to a statement issued Friday by the National Commission for Disaster Reduction (NCDR) and the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
Drug users hooked by bad friends
2011-06-24 19:41:05
Bad friends have become the main reason juveniles develop drug addiction in Beijing, Legal Evening newspaper reported on Friday.
Tropical storm affects 5,100 in Guangdong
2011-06-24 19:18:22
Heavy downpours brought on by tropical storm Haima, which landed on the coast of south China's Guangdong Province Thursday morning, have affected some 5,100 people and forced the evacuation of 800 of them, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said Friday.
Strong floods kill 26 in SW China
2011-06-24 19:17:50
Rain-triggered floods have left 26 people dead and 10 others missing in China's southwestern regions since Monday. Provinces alerted as storm heads north
Nobel laureate: Tsinghua, Peking universities trump Harvard
2011-06-24 17:17:12
Tsinghua and Peking universities, commonly believed to be China's top two universities, have contributed more to China's development over past decades than Harvard University has done to the United States, reported China National Radio Thursday, quoting Chen-Ning Franklin Yang, the Chinese-American Nobel laureate.
Worst feared for 2 men swept into drainage
2011-06-24 16:40:10
Two men were swept away by torrents on Pingguoyuan South Road, Beijing's Shijingshan district, caused by the downpour about 5:30 pm on Thursday. Chances of survival are slim.
At 38 minutes, Beijingers have longest commute
2011-06-24 16:16:43
People in Beijing spend an average of 38 minutes to go to work, the longest among 50 cities in China, said a report by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
Chinese Culture Day celebrated in Australia
2011-06-24 15:23:56
Around 1,500 students from 37 schools in Victoria state, Australia, participated in the "2011 Victoria Chinese Culture Day" event at Melbourne Town Hall on Thursday.
Tropical storm Meari nears East China
2011-06-24 14:56:30
Meari, the fifth tropical storm this year, is forecast to spiral into the southeastern part of the East China Sea between Friday night and Saturday morning, packing winds of about 33 meters per second.
Mudslides force evacuation of 679 in SW China
2011-06-24 14:50:53
Severe mudslides triggered by heavy rain on Thursday evening have caused havoc in Bingzhongluo township, Gongshan county of Southwest China's Yunnan province, June 24, 2011.
Flood leaves 2 dead, 2 missing in SW China city
2011-06-24 13:57:09
Two people were killed and two others were missing in a rain-triggered flood in southwest China's Chongqing municipality as of 9 pm Thursday, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs.