New terracotta warrior museum to open in NW China

2011-06-06 17:14:51

A new museum for terracotta warrior statues discovered in the Mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shihuang (259-210 BC) is expected to open in October in northwest China's Shaanxi province.

13 missing after flooding in SW China

2011-06-06 17:07:27

Continuous downpours have triggered floods and left 13 people missing in Wangmo County in southwest China's Guizhou Province, the province's flood control and drought relief headquarters said on Monday.

Heavy rains to hit parts of China: forecast

2011-06-06 17:01:21

China's top meteorological authority said in a Monday forecast that heavy rains will lash parts of East and South China over the next three days.

Chemical spill in E China river 'not a threat'

2011-06-06 16:16:38

A recent chemical spill in the Xin'an River, a major source of drinking water for East China's Zhejiang province, will not affect supplies of drinking water in the region, the local environmental protection bureau said on Monday.

16,000 relocated in flood-hit central China province

2011-06-06 15:50:36

About 16,000 people were swiftly relocated during a recent rainstorm in the city of Loudi in central China's Hunan Province, according to the provincial flood control and drought relief headquarters.

Chinese celebrate Dragon Boat Festival

2011-06-06 15:27:15

A woman puts cinnabar on a child's forehead in a ceremony commemorating the annual Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, in Beijing, June 6, 2011.

Death toll from S China road accident rises to 11

2011-06-06 11:22:43

The death toll in an expressway accident in south China's Guangdong Province rose to eleven after two more bodies were found at the scene on Sunday evening, an official with the provincial government said Monday.

Created in China

2011-06-06 09:25:21

Chinese company beats out foreign competitors in Olympic pin deal for the 2012 London Games.

Enter the dragons

2011-06-06 08:45:43

Although China is the birthplace of dragon boat racing, it is now a popular sport all over the world. Qiu Quanlin in Foshan, Guangdong province, and Tan Yue in Beijing report.

21 miners confirmed as dead

2011-06-06 08:37:28

Twenty-one workers trapped this past month in two flooded coal mines in Southwest China have been confirmed dead as more bodies were found on Sunday.

Official dies in interrogation over corruption

2011-06-06 07:14:43

An official and people's congress deputy in a central China city died Saturday while under investigation over corruption charges, local authorities said Sunday.