Flooded coal mine traps 6 in Shandong
2011-06-29 10:01:50
At least six people are trapped underground after an illegal private coal mine was flooded Tuesday night in East China's Shandong province, local government sources said Wednesday morning.
Allergy patients to have barometer to follow
2011-06-29 09:59:48
Allergy sufferers will have a "weather forecast" tailored to them as China's first allergy index forecast was launched on Tuesday aiming to help allergic patients conquer the symptoms to live a more comfortable life.
300,000-yuan reward to help capture gunman
2011-06-29 09:48:18
A 300,000-yuan ($46,000) reward has been offered to help capture a gunman who shot a man in Changsha, the capital of Central China's Hunan province, the Beijing News reported Wednesday.
Airport tunnel collapses while under building
2011-06-29 09:47:21
The tunnel of an airport under construction in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan province, collapsed Tuesday evening, injuring 11 people, including three severely.
Don't blacklist journalists: watchdog
2011-06-29 08:09:08
China's top press watchdog has reiterated that no organization or individual has the right to bar journalists from reporting on them and urged government departments to make their administrative affairs more open to the public.
Young members join CPC to realize values
2011-06-29 07:57:17
Young Chinese join the Communist Party of China (CPC) not for a quick path to wealth or power, but to realize the value of life, grassroots Party workers and members said.
Son-killer mom gets 'lenient' sentence
2011-06-29 07:38:21
A mother who gave her ill twin sons water laced with sleeping pills before drowning them in the bathtub last November was sentenced to five years in prison by a local court on Tuesday.
1st govt-brokered contract workers sent to ROK
2011-06-29 06:23:32
China on Tuesday sent the first 120 migrant workers selected through government-arranged channels to work in the Republic of Korea (ROK), a move to comply with Seoul's new policy on hiring foreign workers.
Official: China has fewer coal mine accidents
2011-06-29 06:13:54
China has made new headway in coal mine work safety with fewer accidents and deaths since the start of this year, said Zhao Tiechui, head of the State Administration of Coal Mine Safety (SACMS), on Tuesday.
Heavy rain submerges parts of C China city
2011-06-29 06:01:18
A sudden downpour submerged parts of a major city in central China on Tuesday, turning throughways into rivers and halting transportation, in the latest case that highlights Chinese cities' woes in dealing with emergencies.
State-of-the-art library opens for China's blind
2011-06-28 21:39:57
The Beijing-based Chinese National Library for the Blind opened a new location on Tuesday that features Braille books, audio-books and exhibitions.
Book on CPC history published in ethnic languages
2011-06-28 21:15:24
The second book of a series on the history of the Communist Party of China (CPC), focusing on the 1949-1978 period, has been published in five ethnic minority languages, following its publication in Chinese five months ago.