Coal mine traffic accident kills 6 in N China
2011-06-17 14:24:07
Six miners were killed and eight others injured in an underground traffic accident in a coal mine in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region early Friday morning, according to local authorities.
China's 'I-paid-a-bribe' sites face shutdown
2011-06-17 13:56:10
China's grass roots anti-bribery websites may all be shut down because they are not registered with authorities, the Nanfang Daily reported Thursday.
Flood alert at top level; 555,000 evacuated
2011-06-17 13:40:05
China has mobilised troops to help with flood relief and raised its disaster alert to the highest level after days of downpours forced the evacuation of more than half a million people in central and southern provinces.
Two dikes breach in E China's Zhejiang
5,000 stranded as landslides disrupt train
Hainan Airlines to open flight between Beijing and Okinawa
2011-06-17 13:24:15
Hainan Airlines, China's fourth largest airline group, will launch international flight services between Beijing and Okinawa, said an official with the company on Thursday.
Inner Mongolia to expand forest coverage
2011-06-17 13:18:48
China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region plans to expand forest coverage by 12 million mu (800,000 hectares) this year as part of the region's consistent efforts to curb desertification and prevent sandstorms from hitting most parts of northern China.
3 Chinese men's divers to miss Shanghai swimming worlds
2011-06-17 12:53:31
Chinese diving team will go to the Shanghai swimming world championships without some of their young stars in men's platform, reports said on Friday.
Job fair at drug rehabilitation center
2011-06-17 11:29:30
More than 20 enterprises in Zhejiang province held a job fair in a joint effort with a drug rehabilitation centerin a bid to recruit recovered and skilled addicts, boosting their confidence in the process.
University pays students to grade exam papers
2011-06-17 11:21:54
An investigation is underway after it was revealed a university has been paying students to grade national college entrance exam papers, Beijing Times reported.
Dikes breach in E China, 120,000 evacuated
2011-06-17 10:58:12
Two dikes breached in east Zhejiang province Thursday as a result of continuing rains, forcing more than 120,000 people to move to safer places.
Long road to recovery
2011-06-17 10:02:00
It was drizzling when a graduation ceremony started on Thursday in Southeast University in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu province.
Woman held for selling out-of-date ham
2011-06-17 09:18:12
A woman, who sold expired food to small restaurants, was detained in Beijing's Daxing district on Thursday. Her motor tricycle was filled with hams and cooked pigs' feet that were past their sell-by date.
Hukou limit on new graduates to direct talent
2011-06-17 08:27:44
In a move to relieve the city's population pressure, Beijing will introduce stricter restrictions on hukou, the permanent residency permit, for college graduates this year, a senior official said.