Chongqing halts red theme park plan
2011-07-09 07:56:13
Southwest China's Chongqing municipality halted on Thursday a plan to build a $300m Red Classic Theme Park that has sparked heated debate.
Food poisoning sickens 42 kids in Hangzhou
2011-07-09 07:53:59
Forty-two kindergarteners in Zhejiang province have been sickened in an alleged case of food poisoning, local authorities said Friday. Most of them are the children of migrant workers.
Slim chance for 23 trapped miners in SW China
2011-07-08 22:55:34
Twenty-three miners who are trapped in a flooded coal mine in Guizhou Province are not expected to survive, according to local rescue headquarters.
Changchun to encourage purchase of green cars
2011-07-08 22:55:06
The city of Changchun, known as China's "auto city", is planning to build charging facilities to encourage people to purchase electric clean-energy automobiles.
17 Russian injured in bus crash in NE China
2011-07-08 21:44:00
Seventeen Russian passengers were injured Friday morning after their tour bus grazed two dump trucks and overturned in Heilongjiang Province, said local authorities.
Wuxi tops in China for govt charity efforts
2011-07-08 20:34:22
Wuxi has topped the list of the most charitable Chinese cities in terms of government support, which was released on Friday by the China Charity & Donation Information Center during a conference in central China's Henan Province.
China's Taobao.com advised to stop selling drugs
2011-07-08 18:28:35
Taobao.com, China's leading e-commerce platform, has been advised to stop selling drugs as the website hasn't obtained relevant official certificates, according to the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA).
China to set up food and drug complaint centers
2011-07-08 18:27:12
China will set up complaint centers in the coming years to help root out illegal food and drug producers and crack down on illegal additives, the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) said at a work conference recently held in the capital of the eastern Jiangsu province.
Water swells in upper Yangtze River
2011-07-08 17:28:53
The water level rose remarkably in the upper Yangtze River after heavy rain, yet remains below the warning level, said the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters in a statement on its website.
Elevator malfunction traps 2 women for 3 hours
2011-07-08 15:36:54
A woman and her mother were trapped in an elevator that went out of control for nearly three hours before they were rescued, in southwest Chongqing on Wednesday, the Chongqing Evening News reported Friday.
Fitness Day to kick off in N China city
2011-07-08 11:15:05
The 3rd Happy Grassland Fitness Day will kick off 16 August in Chifeng city, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
The fun of mud sports competition
2011-07-08 10:08:00
Participants play handball in a mud flat during a match in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province July 7, 2011. More than 400 athletes will take part in the mud sports meet and compete in handball, steeplechase and other events.[