12 killed in colliery gas outburst in SW China
2011-04-18 20:26:43
Twelve people are now known to have died in a colliery gas outburst on Friday after the discovery of four deaths previously covered up by the coal mine in Southwest China's Yunnan province, local authorities said Monday.
China reports more illegal land use cases
2011-04-18 20:03:17
A senior government official with China's Ministry of Land and Resources said Monday China had a total of 9,832 illegal land use cases in the first quarter of this year, up 3.7 percent from the same period last year.
No obvious change in radiation levels in China
2011-04-18 19:23:14
China's National Nuclear Emergency Coordination Committee said Monday in a daily notice that no obvious change had been found in the levels of radioactive material in the environment and food samples on the Chinese mainland.
Restoring 700-year-old Qian Shou Guan-yin
2011-04-18 18:03:17
China launched a project to restore the statue of thousand-handed Avalokitesvara, or Qian Shou Guan-yin in Dazu, Chongqing on April 18.
Officials jailed after colliery fatalities in C China
2011-04-18 17:46:01
Authorities in Central China's Henan province gave prison terms to 61 officials involved in the three most deadly colliery accidents in the past two years.
Cold front to hit central, eastern China
2011-04-18 16:30:43
A cold front is expected to hit parts of central and eastern China beginning Wednesday, a weather forecast said on Monday.
Chongqing to build $44m rock-carving museum
2011-04-18 16:30:14
Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality began constructing a museum on Monday for centuries-old rock carvings that were placed in the World Heritage List in 1999.
Mountain fire breaks out in E China
2011-04-18 16:25:28
A mountain fire broke out in East China's Shandong province Monday morning, spreading toward Mount Tai, according to a report from local authorities.
60k nests make birds of a feather flock together
2011-04-18 16:11:07
Beijing has built more than 60,000 man-made bird’s nests in the city's gardens and forest farms in the past ten years, attracting over 20,000 pairs of birds to settle down and nest in the capital each year, Beijing Daily reported on Monday.
Nestle expands in China through Yinlu offerings
2011-04-18 15:37:03
Swiss food and beverage giant Nestle S.A. is expanding its reach in China by acquiring a controlling stake in Yinlu Foods Group for an undisclosed amount.
Pro-skaters make a leap of faith
2011-04-18 15:30:53
Six professional skaters from Beijing took off from a 70 meter long ramp, leaping over the water, before landing 17 meters away.
3 fishermen dead, 4 missing in South China storm
2011-04-18 15:23:41
Three fishermen are dead and four others are missing after their boats sank during a sudden thundershower and hailstorm off China's southernmost island province of Hainan early this morning, fishery authorities said.