9 detained over wages dispute
2011-06-08 07:17:01
Nine people allegedly involved in a violent wage-related dispute have been detained, local police said on Tuesday.
Polluted water raises a stink in Hangzhou
2011-06-08 07:12:15
Authorities have closed schools in two townships in East China's Zhejiang province after industrial waste contaminated the water supply for 200,000 residents, officials said on Tuesday.
2 officials fired over deadly Shanghai blaze
2011-06-08 07:05:19
A vice-mayor of Shanghai received an administrative penalty and two senior officials were sacked in connection with the high-rise apartment fire that killed 58 people on Nov 15.
Shanghai moves to curb use of food additives
2011-06-08 06:07:48
The local legislature in Shanghai Tuesday reviewed a draft regulation ordering strict control of food additive use by food producers.
Low risk of EHEC outbreak in China
2011-06-07 22:19:35
Health experts on Tuesday said China faces "relatively low risk" of an outbreak of E. coli (EHEC), while calling for meticulous control and prevention measures.
China reaps 40% of winter wheat
2011-06-07 22:14:08
The Ministry of Agriculture said on Tuesday the country has reaped 40 percent of its winter wheat as of 5 pm Monday with an abundant supply of agricultural machinery and stable crude oil prices.
Floods leave 21 dead, 37 missing in South China
2011-06-07 20:54:25
Rain-triggered floods have left 21 people dead and 32 missing in southwest China's Guizhou Province and five missing in eastern Jiangxi Province.
Officials sacked for deadly high-rise fire
2011-06-07 20:28:08
A vice mayor of Shanghai received an administrative penalty and two senior officials were sacked in ramifications stemming from the high-rise apartment fire that killed 58 people and injured 71 others on November 15, local government sources said Tuesday.
China adds 1.2b yuan to drought-hit regions
2011-06-07 20:20:29
The Chinese Ministry of Finance (MOF) on Tuesday said it had added 1.2 billion yuan (about $182.65 million) to help five regions make a success of disaster relief work.
China not slowing high-speed rail construction
2011-06-07 19:13:14
China is not applying the brake to its high-speed rail network development, according to a spokesperson for the railway ministry.
China starts college entrance exam
2011-06-07 19:02:42
More than 9 million of China's students are currently taking the world's largest standardized college entrance test. 
Man sits national exam 15th time
Forest fire breaks out in NW China
2011-06-07 17:25:06
A fire has broken out on a national nature reserve in northwest China's Gansu Province, local authorities said Tuesday