Rain falls on areas hit by drought
2011-05-09 07:48:54
Heavy rains in East, Central and South China over the weekend brought much-needed relief from a drought, as well as disastrous losses.
Drug authority aims to ensure medicine does good, not harm
2011-05-09 07:35:12
The State Food and Drug Administration is set to launch a nationwide probe into the quality of essential drugs in a bid to protect people from problem medication.
Cross-Straits partners united on nuke safety
2011-05-09 07:18:56
The mainland and Taiwan have jointly proposed further developing economic and cultural ties and are calling for the setting up of an information-sharing mechanism on nuclear power safety.
Tougher penalties for drivers who drink
2011-05-09 07:12:57
Offenders could face criminal punishment, report Hu Yongqi, Duan Yan and Wang Yan in Beijing.
Storm pounds SW China tourist city, 130 trapped
2011-05-08 21:34:22
Rainstorm pounded southwest China's tourist city of Guilin in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Sunday, flooding farmland, cutting off roads and at a point briefly trapping 130 travelers in a countryside resort, local authorities said.
HK's labour market unaffected by minimum wage
2011-05-08 21:13:14
The implementation of statutory minimum wage has not affected the incentive to hire, said Hong Kong's Secretary for Labour & Welfare Matthew Cheung on Sunday.
Methane leak kills 2 at Shenzhen subway construction site
2011-05-08 20:01:36
Methane leaking from sewage pipes killed two workers and injured four others Sunday at a subway construction site in southern Chinese city of Shenzhen where a rush to meet the construction deadline was suspected to have caused previous accidents.
Mainland, TW propose to share nuke power safety info
2011-05-08 17:24:12
Chinese mainland and Taiwan on Sunday jointly proposed to further develop economic and cultural ties and set up information sharing mechanism on nuclear power safety.
China restores major panda reserve
2011-05-08 17:21:57
China has restored most parts of a major giant panda reserve three years after it was seriously damaged by a devastating earthquake.
China builds museum to mark massive dam migration
2011-05-08 14:23:14
China is building a museum in a Yangtze River city to remember the migration of 1.35 million people to give way for the construction of the world's largest water control facility Three Gorges Dam.
Old soul meets new face on Barkhor pilgrimage path
2011-05-08 13:38:32
As the first beam of morning sunlight hits the tops of the flagpoles in front of Lhasa's Jokhang Temple, Drolma Lhamo begins her daily ritual walk along Barkhor Street.
China to restore ancient Buddhist grottoes
2011-05-08 11:23:40
Archaeologists and engineers are working to restore protective eaves and attics to the 15,000-year-old Yungang Buddhist Grottoes, a world heritage site in northern Shanxi Province, to slow down its weathering.