China Mobile's ex-executive on trial
2011-07-12 19:20:42
Zhang Chunjiang, former deputy general manager of China Mobile,the world's largest mobile operator by subscribers, went on trial Tuesday in a local court in northern Hebei province on charges of taking bribes.
Another building fire reported in central China
2011-07-12 19:17:14
A building in central Chinese city of Wuhan caught fire Tuesday afternoon, local fire department said.
Couple's 17 years of seclusion at cave
2011-07-12 18:36:26
Peng Fuquan, 69, and his wife have lunch near a stone sculpture they created inside a cave excavated by the couple in a fissure at a cliff wall in a remote area of the Southwest China city of Chongqing on July 11.
China's largest typhoon shelter opens in Xiamen
2011-07-12 17:37:28
China's largest typhoon shelter opened Monday in southeastern city of Xiamen in Fujian Province, offering free food, accommodation and medical care for fishermen trapped by typhoons and tropical storms, local authorities said Tuesday.
Official found dead in office, N China
2011-07-12 17:36:59
Zhang Haizhong, an official in Handan city, North China’s Hebei province, was found dead on Monday morning in his office, the Beijing News reported on Tuesday.
More than 9,000 arrested over piracy
2011-07-12 16:59:36
Chinese police forces have arrested 9,031 suspects in a nine-month special campaign to crack down on piracy and other intellectual property rights (IPR) infringements, a government official said on Tuesday.
Time critical to save 24 trapped miners
2011-07-12 15:36:19
Rescue work continued Tuesday for 24 workers trapped in an iron ore mine flood in East China's Shandong Province but little progress was made.
12 killed in warehouse fire in C China city
2011-07-12 14:44:38
At least 12 people were killed Tuesday in a warehouse fire in Wuhan, capital of central Hubei Province, according to a government source.
6 jailed over South China city unrest
2011-07-12 14:03:54
Six people have received jail terms ranging from nine months to three and a half years over last month's unrest in a city in Guangdong Province, a local court said in a statement Tuesday.
Tiny 500g baby born after 24 weeks in womb
2011-07-12 13:17:35
A 500g (1.1lb,28.5cm-long baby boy was born after only a 24-week-and-one-day gestation period in Zhuzhou, central China's Hunan province, on July 9, 2011. The tiny baby，with half-transparent skin revealing fragile veins was sent to the neonatal care unit of Changsha Children’s Hospital to receive treatment.[Photo/Xinhua]
Fire in central China city traps a dozen people
2011-07-12 12:59:22
A dozen people including two children have been confirmed to be trapped in a warehouse fire that is still raging in an industrial park in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province.
Girl hospitalized after student suicide pact
2011-07-12 10:29:36
Eight students from the Middle School attached to China Conservatory made a suicide pact after being advised by the school to quit after they failed to pass more than one third of all final tests last semester. Comment: Exam-based education