A fire that engulfed mountain forests in Yemin county of Yunnan province Sunday, has spread to the provincial capital Kunming, local authorities said Monday.
For most sailors, life at sea is fairly dull, with nowhere to go and nothing to see except water. But for ship's cook Zhang Chunhui, the outlook is mostly one of fun.
Cold air has brought the biggest snowfall of the winter to Beijing, Tianjin and neighboring areas.
Vice-premier sets out targets and goals for further economic growth.
Chen calls on US to loosen restrictions
Two people were killed and 30 others injured when a car bomb exploded Sunday in Syria's northern city of Aleppo.
Premier Wen Jiabao talks with local people at a wheat field in Linying county, Henan province, March 17.
Animals rights activists protest during a demonstration calling for the abolition of bullfights in Valencia March 18, 2012.
A girl is intoxicated by the fragrance of the plum blossom in Hefei, capital of Anhui province, March 18, 2012.
At least six people have been confirmed dead and 30 others injured in four separate multi-pileup accidents in East China.
When books can be bought at the click of the mouse, about half the bricks and mortar bookshops in China have closed in the last decade.
Beijing sees its first snow in this spring on March 18, 2012.
A man touches a sperm whale stranded on the beach of the Yellow Sea in Yancheng, East China's Jiangsu province, Mar 17, 2012. Four sperm whales were found alive at 6 am Friday on the beach of Xintan Salt Field in the city of Yancheng, but died despite human rescue efforts, said a spokesman with the city government.
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