Sang Lan seeks her day in US court
2011-06-16 08:39:07
Chinese gymnast Sang Lan, who was paralyzed at the 1998 Goodwill Games in New York, will depart for the US on June 29 to settle an insurance dispute over her medical expenses.
Tibet to join national power grid
2011-06-16 08:27:15
Qinghai-Tibet electricity network project will be completed by the end of this year, which will connect the power grid of the Tibetan plateau with other parts of China, local authorities said Wednesday.
Experts warn of subsidence threat along new railway
2011-06-16 08:18:08
Railway experts have called on local governments along the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail line to stop jeopardizing the landmark project by drawing underground water.
US students experience sharp learning curve in Shanghai
2011-06-16 07:56:28
When talking about Chinese history and culture, US student Timothy Gray can hardly conceal his joy and passion.
Fierce floods ruin crops and livelihoods
2011-06-16 08:05:38
Chen Xingong, 60, the owner of a 10-square-meter grocery store in Yongan town, Xianning city, endured a gloomy day on Wednesday when his small shop was flooded by sudden heavy rain.
Beijing to Shanghai speed to hit 350km/h
2011-06-16 08:04:51
The operating speed of the much-anticipated Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway is likely to reach 350 km/h in the future, said a senior railway official.
Experts warn of possible threat along new railway
New round of heavy rain claims seven more lives
2011-06-16 08:02:57
The floods in Central and South China have killed another seven people and left seven more missing during the past three days, the government said on Wednesday. Fierce floods ruin crops, livelihoods
Debate on raising income tax threshold exemption
2011-06-16 08:01:27
Chinese citizens around the country have been debating a proposal to raise the threshold for individual income tax exemption to 3,000 yuan per month.
Trapped villagers hail firefighters as heroes
2011-06-16 07:59:58
When 48-year-old Huang Daxiang recalled the night he and his mother were saved from the torrential floods that annihilated his hometown, he kept saying: "thanks to the heroes."
Eight ways to transfer illegal assets overseas
2011-06-16 07:58:53
Corrupt officials and company executives in China transfer their assets overseas through at least eight channels, according to a report released on Monday by the Anti-Money Laundering Monitoring and Analysis Center set up by the People's Bank of China.
Driver arrested over toxic chemical leak
2011-06-16 07:58:13
Authorities in Dast China's Zhejiang Province said Wednesday they had arrested the driver of a truck which hit another causing the latter to leak a toxic chemical into a river.
10 arrested in tainted pork scandal in E China
2011-06-16 00:51:36
Authorities in east China's Jiangsu Province said Wednesday that they have arrested ten people, including four government staff and six butchers, in a case involving pork tainted with a toxic chemical.