Donation drive kicks off
2011-06-15 08:16:17
The city has launched a blood drive to encourage more people to donate to address seasonal blood shortages and ensure supply security.
Beijing hospital denies hiding superbug deaths
2011-06-15 07:51:22
Health authorities on Tuesday ruled out a superbug outbreak at one of the city's top hospitals, following a micro blog posting on Monday that claimed it hid about 10 deaths caused by the superbug.
Tolls on road take a rising toll on drivers
2011-06-15 08:10:43
Wang Li, a 36-year-old Shanghai truck driver, describes himself as a law-abiding citizen, except that he sometimes overloads his vehicle.
Air Force spares more space
2011-06-15 08:10:37
New measures to ease delayed departures for civil aviation may soon take flight, an airspace regulation expert said.
Red songs draw crowd in park
2011-06-15 08:09:11
Waving a red flag, Chen Zhaofeng led a group of retirees and elderly residents in song as they merrily danced to music playing in the background.
Unofficial leader memoirs 'lack archive references'
2011-06-15 08:00:00
Unofficial biographies of Chinese leaders and senior officials published in Hong Kong and Western countries "lack archive references" and will not stand the test of time, a spokesman for the Party's top literary research institute said on Tuesday.
New round of heavy rain hits China; 55,000 evacuated
2011-06-15 07:49:21
A new round of heavy rain has started to batter several southern regions, causing more deaths and triggering floods and landslides which had forced over 55,000 people to evacuate their homes as of late Tuesday.
Chinese star refreshed after New York career break
2011-06-14 22:59:38
31-year-old Zhang Jingchu says she's been disappointed by the commercial nature of her recent roles. So she decided to recharge with a six-month break in New York City, where she has been taking acting classes, watching plays and lingering in museums.
China to publish almanacs on thoughts of Mao and Deng
2011-06-14 22:45:27
China will publish two almanacs on the thoughts of Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping, two former top leaders of the Communist Party of China (CPC), for the CPC's upcoming 90th anniversary which falls on July 1, the books' compiler said Tuesday.
Chinese scientists sequence goose genome
2011-06-14 21:36:08
Chinese scientists have sequenced the complete genome of the white goose - a first for the world - which was likely to benefit research into poultry breeding, anti-epidemic and bird domestication.
Macao hotel occupancy rate reaches 85 pct
2011-06-14 20:33:01
The average occupancy rate of Macao' s hotels reached 85.2 percent in April 2011, with four-star hotels leading at 89.6 percent, according to figures released by the city 's Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) on Tuesday.
Five workers missing in sea in S China
2011-06-14 19:16:15
Rescuers in south China's Guangdong Province are searching for five road construction workers who were thrown into the sea after a machine malfunctioned on Tuesday, according to local work safety authorities.