Special: My daddies' stories
2011-06-20 13:39:52
Stories collected from followers of Chinadaily.com.cn microblogs here are meant to share web users' stories of their beloved fathers.
MOR: 365m passengers in summer travel season
2011-06-20 13:10:21
About 365 million passengers are expected to journey by train during the summer travel peak season this year, according to the Ministry of Railways (MOR) on Monday.
Chinese village bites into snake biz
2011-06-20 13:10:21
This sleepy village nestled in the heart of vast farmland in China's eastern Zhejiang province hides a deadly secret.
Floods leave 5 dead, 1 missing in SW China
2011-06-20 13:08:44
Five people were killed and one remains missing in Southwest China villages after surging floodwaters swept them away, local authorities said Monday.
Dikes near overflowing in E China city
2011-06-20 13:05:50
More than 70 km of rural dikes are close to overflowing in the city of Lanxi in east China's Zhejiang province, an authority with the provincial flood control and drought relief headquarters said Monday.
Extinction-threatened Qiang culture calls for protection
2011-06-20 11:19:35
Although Wei Jun comes from Beichuan Qiang autonomous county, the worst hit county of the 2008 earthquake in China's southwestern Sichuan province, neither does she know the origin of her ethnic symbol flower, nor does she speak the Qiang language.
7 rescued in E China building collapse
2011-06-20 11:14:18
About 200 rescuers working overnight have saved seven out of the 16 construction workers buried under rubble in an East China city after a building they were renovating collapsed, local authorities said Monday.
China's lottery sales up 33 pct in first five months
2011-06-20 10:51:36
China's lottery sales in the first five months rose 32.5 percent year-on-year to 83.69 billion yuan (about $12.88 billion), the Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced Monday.
Heavy rain causes giant crater on highway
2011-06-20 09:18:43
A huge sinkhole is seen on a damaged section of a Provincial Highway 221 in Jiangshan city, East China's Zhejiang province, June 19, 2011.
Housing developers seek profits below the surface
2011-06-20 08:28:17
With the volume of home sales continuing to fall amid strict measures aimed at tightening the property market and lowering house prices, some real estate companies are trying to dig their way out of the uncertainty by getting into mining.
Electric bicycles facing end of dangerous road
2011-06-20 08:18:38
Shenzhen, in Guangdong province, is often acclaimed for its pioneering spirit. As China's first special economic zone, it was transformed from a small fishing village into a major national economic hub.
Rain causes gridlock in Wuhan
2011-06-20 08:08:49
The heaviest rainfall in 13 years hit Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, on Saturday, bringing city traffic to a standstill and prompting the mayor to apologize for the lack of warning signs about deep water on the streets.