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  • Hotel fire kills at least 6 in C China

    2011-01-13 11:30

    At least six people were killed and eight others injured in a hotel fire early Thursday in Changsha, capital city of central China's Hunan province, local fire fighting department said.

  • Dinner will be served in the toilet

    2011-01-13 11:22

    A new toilet-themed restaurant has opened in Kunming, Southwest China’s Yunnan province. The restaurant has bathroom decor, including colorful toilet seats, hand washing sinks and urinals.

  • Labor shortage hits east China city

    2011-01-12 17:36

    A rise in living costs and the price of agricultural products has brought a shortage of laborers to the city.

  • Residents freeze so city can save energy

    2011-01-12 15:22

    Tens of thousands of residents in a central China city will have to endure a freezing winter without heating after their supply was cut off to meet energy saving targets.

  • The brick BMW that costs more than the real thing

    2011-01-12 10:27

    A BMW made of bricks rests by the road in Wuxi, East China’s Jiangsu province.

  • Peddlers use interphones to escape city watchdog

    2011-01-11 21:11

    Several street peddlers selling baked sweet potatoes equipped themselves with interphones to avoid occasional raids by urban management officers near Huawei Bridge in Chaoyang district of Beijing.

  • 35% of Guangzhou youths spend all their money

    2011-01-10 17:35

    A survey of 15 to 35 year-olds in Guangzhou showed that 35 percent are part of the so called “moonlight clan” – a name given people who spend all their money by the end of the month.

  • Volunteers clear traps to protect Siberian tigers

    2011-01-10 16:44

    Over 100 volunteers are searching for and clearing traps in snow-covered mountain forests in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province to protect the endangered Siberian tigers.

  • Official suspended for mass lead poisoning

    2011-01-08 22:24

    An official has been suspended for improper supervision and poor law enforcement after a battery manufacturing plant caused a mass lead poisoning that sickened over 200 children.

  • Parhelion dazzles NE China

    2011-01-08 21:16

    A parhelion (sundog) combined with a halo is seen in Changchun, capital of Northeast China's Jilin province, Jan 8, 2011.

  • Moderate earthquake hits NE China city

    2011-01-08 08:31

    An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter Scale hit Hunchun City of Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in northeast China's Jilin Province at 7:34 am Beijing Time Saturday.

  • Highway traffic suspended after ethanol spill

    2011-01-07 13:50

    Some 30 tonnes of high concentration ethanol was spilled on a highway in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region after the tanker carrying the chemical overturned Friday morning.

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