New envoy may ease tension
2012-05-28 07:20:00
Manila wants a diplomatic solution to the impasse over Huangyan Island, analysts said, as it decided to send an ambassador to China.
Oil pipeline repaired after diesel leak
2012-05-27 11:36:33
A broken pipeline in Shandong province has been repaired after diesel leaked from it.
Zhang Gaoli reelected Tianjin CPC chief
2012-05-27 09:51:42
Zhang Gaoli was reelected secretary of the Tianjin Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Saturday.
Not making a salad, but maybe a symphony
2012-05-27 07:40:12
The bags stuffed full of vegetables that the Nan brothers lug back home are used for a very different purpose - musical instruments.
China launches telecommunication satellite
2012-05-27 07:30:59
China sent a telecommunication satellite, "ChinaSat 2A," into orbit on Saturday evening, using a Long March-3B carrier rocket launched from Xichang.
Li presents award for architecture
2012-05-26 02:58:06
Vice-Premier Li Keqiang attends the award ceremony for the Pritzker Architecture Prize in Beijing on Friday.
Chinese parents fly to US for graduation galas
2012-05-26 08:15:17
With commencement season coming, many Chinese parents have booked trip to the US to attend daughters and sons' graduation galas.
Wuhan tries out new system of picking counselors
2012-05-26 08:08:30
Three people from among 175 candidates have been picked to become counselors for the city government of Wuhan, Hubei province, after local officials concluded a final appraisal of them on Thursday.
'Little Sa' winds her way up to Lhasa
2012-05-26 08:07:38
The homeless dog, known as Xiao Sa, has been following a team of cyclists for 24 days along 1,833 kilometers of highway from Kangding, Sichuan province, to Lhasa in Tibet.
Cultural heritage set to attract visitors
2012-05-26 08:04:47
China's southernmost city of Sanya, Hainan province, will seek to exploit its unique cultural heritage, rather than simply build luxury hotels.
School demolition prompts return of HK donation funds
2012-05-26 08:03:25
The Mianyang city government in Sichuan province said it honored the government of the Hong Kong SAR's decision to take back its HK$2 million in aid for the construction of a local school.
China sees huge gap in future pension payments
2012-05-26 07:43:11
China's social security fund manager on Friday warned of a "huge capital gap" amid future waves of pension payments to retirees as the country enters a period of rapid aging.