5.3-magnitude quake hits China's Xinjiang
2011-06-08 11:05:22
An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter Scale hit Toksun County, Turpan Prefecture in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at 9:53 am Beijing Time Wednesday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.
5.3-magnitude quake hits China's Xinjiang
2011-06-08 10:48:08
An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter Scale hit northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at 9:53 am Beijing Time Wednesday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.
'Precious plantlife vanishing from wild'
2011-06-08 07:32:07
Beijing's wild ornamental plants are facing a fight for survival as students and residents continue to raid their natural habitats, ecologists have warned.
Panic water buying persists in E China
2011-06-08 08:59:55
A water-buying panic triggered by a chemical spill into a river in East China's Zhejiang province continued Tuesday despite assurances from local authorities that drinking water sources were safe.
Exam provides boon to hotels, businesses
2011-06-08 07:47:26
With the advent of the annual national college entrance examination on Tuesday and Wednesday, large numbers businesses are enjoying boom times.
Fewer students taking annual national entrance test
2011-06-08 07:43:39
At one time it was hard for Chinese universities to foresee a day when they would have to struggle to continue their existences.
Motorcycle taxis see need for speed
2011-06-08 07:42:05
The fast and the furious provide a quick route through congested cities.
Parents look to ease kids' ordeal
2011-06-08 07:38:18
While 9.3 million Chinese students are fighting for university seats in the cutthroat national college entrance examinations that started on Tuesday, their parents are undergoing a test of a different sort.
Survey: charities need more transparency
2011-06-08 07:34:30
About 70 percent of netizens believe that legitimacy, transparency and honesty are essential for anyone doing charity work, according to a recent survey.
Cities consider giving college aspirants break
2011-06-08 07:30:00
The parents of more than 9 million Chinese students peered out on Tuesday from the lines of iron railing outside every examination site around the country, hoping for cheerful endings to their children's bouts with the college entrance test.
Murderous student driver executed
2011-06-08 07:26:00
A high-profile murder came to a close on Tuesday morning when Yao Jiaxin, a university student who stabbed a young mother to death to cover up a hit-and-run, was executed in Xi'an on Tuesday.
Floods kill 21 as emergency level raised
2011-06-08 07:20:49
Floods killed 21 people and left at least 31 others missing in Southwest China's Guizhou province as authorities upgraded the emergency response to Level 3 from Level 4 on Tuesday.