Vice Premier visits flood-hit eastern regions

2011-06-19 19:13:30

Vice Premier Hui Liangyu on Sunday went to the flood-hit provinces of Zhejiang and Anhui to promote flood control and disaster relief efforts.

Body painting at shopping mall in E China

2011-06-19 19:11:40

An artist paints on a model during a body painting exhibition held by a shopping mall in Weifang, East China’s Shandong province, June 19, 2011.

Bribe-reporting websites get mixed reviews

2011-06-19 19:00:52

"I paid a bribe of 500 yuan ($77) to local traffic police getting them to excuse me a 2,000-yuan fine," said a post on the Chinese bribe-reporting website woxinghuiliao.com.

Train collision injures 12 in tourist spot

2011-06-19 18:09:24

Twelve tourists, including two from the Republic of Korea, were slightly injured after two small electric trains collided Saturday in a well-known sightseeing spot in central China's Hunan province, a local government source said Sunday.

China to launch new communication satellite

2011-06-19 16:45:08

China will launch a new communication satellite, Zhongxing-10, in the next few days at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Southwest China.

Worst floods in 56 yrs inundate E China village

2011-06-19 15:50:45

Chinese government is describing the floods in some areas, such as eastern Zhejiang province's Qianting River area, as the worst since 1955.

Downpours damage farmland, inflate food prices

2011-06-19 15:43:50

The Zhejiang Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters said that by Saturday the disaster had afflicted about 2.59 million people and caused an economic loss of nearly five billion yuan.

House caves in amid refit, traps many in Jiangsu

2011-06-19 15:13:24

Around a dozen workers have been buried after a house collapsed Sunday morning in East China's Jiangsu province, according to local government sources.

Steel structure collapse kills 6 in Guangxi

2011-06-19 14:23:20

Six people were confirmed dead, two others injured, and another still missing after a steel structure collapsed Saturday in south China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.

Mudslide kills 3 in Xinjiang, 34 rescued

2011-06-19 13:04:35

Three people were confirmed dead after a mudslide Saturday in northwestern China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, local government sources said Sunday.