Henan to cooperate with UK on AIDS prevention

2011-05-25 14:25:41

Authorities in Central China's Henan province said it would collaborate with the UK HPA (Health Protection Agency) and Birmingham Heartlands Hospital in a joint battle against AIDS.

Taiwan-funded companies cautioned on production safety

2011-05-25 13:56:52

Chinese mainland spokeswoman Fan Liqing on Wednesday urged all Taiwan-funded companies to draw lessons from Friday's Foxconn blast, which killed three, and ensure production safety.

Computer-aided system to advance brain surgery

2011-05-25 13:19:19

A Chinese professor and his team at a Japanese university have invented a computer-aided system for brain surgery that will likely improve the success rate of surgical brain intervention.

China explores using fish to clean Three Gorges water

2011-05-25 13:14:00

China has begun the second phase of a research project to explore the use of fish to clean up water pollution in the Three Gorges Reservoir on the Yangtze River, the country's largest river.

Official cars in Guangzhou to be tracked by GPS

2011-05-25 13:12:32

About 10,000 official cars in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, will all be equipped with GPS before the end of August, to monitor whether the cars are being used for private affairs.

No evidence that dam causes drought: experts

2011-05-25 13:11:55

Specialists said Wednesday there is no evidence to support the hypothesis that the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest water conservation project, is to blame for the severe drought currently plaguing central China.

Ancient village ruins found in SW China

2011-05-25 13:12:05

Archeologists said Wednesday they have unearthed the ruins of an ancient village that dated back at least 2,500 years at an excavation site in the southwestern Yunnan Province.

Tourism income in Xinjiang expected to hit $15b in 2015

2011-05-25 11:30:18

Income from tourism in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region is expected to reach 100 billion yuan (about $15.4 billion) in 2015, local authorities said Wednesday.

Dial-a-driver industry needs guidelines

2011-05-25 10:11:30

As the country introduces harsher penalties for drunk drivers, more revelers are resorting to driving services to take them home safely; however, a lack of discipline is tarnishing the booming business.

Mother kills son as revenge for in-law's sneering

2011-05-25 09:53:11

A woman was sentenced to 11 years in prison for maltreating her son and causing his death on May 16.

TCM users shocked by price hikes

2011-05-25 09:18:35

Wen Zhangbin had a puzzled look on his face when he was asked to pay 102 yuan ($15.69) for three doses of a herbal medicine at the Guangdong No 2 Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine on Tuesday.