Thousands of villagers help police hunt for Xinjiang terrorists

2015-05-26 15:12:42

More than 10,000 farmers team up with police to trace three terrorists hiding near Tianshan Mountain in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.

Coal-fired plants in Beijing on way out with new ban

2015-05-26 07:27:03

Beijing will ban new coal-fired thermal power plants after the four existing ones are expected to be replaced by gas-fired plants by 2017, according to the municipal economic planner.

At least 38 killed in nursing home fire in C China

2015-05-26 07:52:58

A fire broke out in a nursing home in Central China's Henan province on Monday, killing at least 38, chinanews.com reported.

Ministry takes to new media

2015-05-26 07:26:33

Ministry of National Defense accounts on two leading Chinese social networking platforms will start operating on Tuesday, a move that one analyst said will give a further boost to China's transparency on defense issues.

11 prostitution organizers jailed in central China

2015-05-25 15:39:39

Eleven people have been sentenced to prison terms ranging from ten years to life over organized prostitution in a nightclub in Zhengzhou, Henan province.

China launches world's first artificial cornea in market

2015-05-25 11:48:46

The world's first artificial bioengineering cornea created and developed domestically by China went into production on May 23.

Beijing sets out its rights after reports of incursion

2015-05-22 08:17:26

China asserted its right to monitor airspace and waters near its islands in the South China Sea in response to a reported exchange between the Chinese navy and a US surveillance plane.

China to draft more social work standards to improve service

2015-05-22 17:50:19

China will push forward drafting more standards in social work to improve the quality of service, a senior official said on Friday.

Hospital fee adjustments won't raise medical bills

2015-05-22 17:49:00

Adjustment of service fees charged by hospitals in China will not cause a rise in medical bills for patients, a top health official said on Friday.

Newspaper tells staff to start own business

2015-05-22 15:36:25

A major newspaper in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality has encouraged its employees to start their own businesses, a move that is seen as a potential layoff of its workers as an increasing number of newspapers in the country lose ground in the digital age.

Rainstorms lash S China, affecting 1 million

2015-05-21 13:33:13

Rainstorms have lashed large swathes of south and central China since the weekend, affecting more than a million and leaving at least 15 dead and seven missing.

Fear prevents young people from marrying

2015-05-21 17:47:40

About 80 percent of post-80s and 90s remain single due to a fear of marriage, according to research, chinanews.com reported.