PBOC issues more commemorative coins
2011-06-20 17:13:42
The People's Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, announced on Monday that it will issue more gold and silver commemorative coins featuring the giant pandas to meet soaring demands for precious metals in the country.
In 'red' refuge, spirits live, cadres dance
2011-06-20 16:45:25
When they wave red silk ribbons and swing their bodies to music played by drums and trumpets in this hinterland city, communist cadres, mostly in mid-life and some with bulging bellies, are told to re-experience through dance the spirit of a bygone era.
Execs stay silent in fake diploma scam
2011-06-20 16:45:13
Hundreds of Chinese company executives have been conned into buying fake diplomas to cheat their academic success, China Youth Daily reported Sunday.
Online survey on happiness launched in Haikou
2011-06-20 16:42:42
Do you feel happy? What are the factors closely associated with happiness? These are among listed questions of an online survey jointly held by the China Population Communication Center and Durex.
Ex-officials charged with graft over toxic spill
2011-06-20 16:02:43
Five former officials in charge of environmental protection and workplace safety in East China are facing charges of graft and neglect of duty over a toxic spill caused by a copper mine killing thousands of fish last year, local authorities said Monday.
Two staff killed in $8,000 bank robbery
2011-06-20 15:54:24
Two employees have been killed during the robbery of a savings bank in Tianshui city of Northwest China’s Gansu province on Monday morning, Xinhua News Agency reported.
9 killed in E China building collapse
2011-06-20 15:19:45
About 200 rescuers working overnight have saved seven out of the 16 construction workers buried under rubble in an East China city after a building they were renovating collapsed, local authorities said Monday. The nine others were confirmed dead.
Hacking fears after pupils' info sold online
2011-06-20 14:47:48
A database containing the personal information of more than one million school pupils in Beijing is being offered for sale online raising fears of a possible hacking incident.
Death toll climbs to 7 after equipment collapse
2011-06-20 14:47:15
Seven people were confirmed dead and two injured after Saturday's equipment collapse at a power plant in south Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, the local government said Monday.
Wind turbine makers captivated by offshore potentials
2011-06-20 14:27:15
The country's leading wind turbine makers are vying with each other to push forward big-capacity wind turbines in a bid to win a slice of China's offshore wind power development.
Four missing after floods wash away trucks in Xinjiang
2011-06-20 14:27:06
Four people are missing after flash floods washed away three trucks Sunday in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, the local government said Monday.
Special: I love father
2011-06-20 13:45:42
Father's Day was a day for everyone to think of and thank that group of men, who gave them life, who make a living not for himself alone but for an entire family.