14 years devoted to teaching rural kids

2011-10-09 14:28:19

After 14 years of teaching local rural students, Tang Quanyou, the only primary school teacher in the remote village of Changfeng county, Hefei city, Anhui province, said he more than ever loves his job and students.

Parting agencies appear online

2011-09-29 15:08:47

Parting agencies, which offer services to people who want to end relationships but feel embarrassed or don’t know how to do it, have recently popped up on the Chinese e-commerce website Taobao.

UK backs China's market status

2011-09-27 22:49:10

China hopes the United Kingdom will push for EU recognition of China's market economy status and expand exports of high-tech products to China, State Councilor Dai Bingguo said on Tuesday.

Two subway trains collide in Shanghai

2011-09-27 16:55:54

A subway train rear-ended another Tuesday afternoon in Shanghai, leaving more than 270 passengers, including four foreigners, injured.

NDRC asks liquor makers to stabilize prices

2011-09-27 15:18:11

China's top economic planner has asked liquor manufacturers to stabilize prices for the second time in a year, the Nanfang Daily reported on Sept 27.

Mediator beaten to death on train

2011-09-27 10:28:07

A middle-aged man was beaten to death on the train when he tried to mediate a quarrel between a passenger and three train stewards, Jiangxi TV reported Tuesday.

Mediator beaten to death on train

2011-09-27 10:28:07

A middle-aged man was beaten to death on the train when he tried to mediate a quarrel between a passenger and three train stewards, Jiangxi TV reported Tuesday.

Half of China’s abortions not the woman's first

2011-09-27 09:30:48

More than eight million induced abortions are performed in China every year, 50 percent of them not being the woman's first.

Robber's gold haul does not quite shine

2011-09-27 09:30:48

A man robbed a gold store of what looked like six gold bars, but five were imitations.

Iceland land deal to be finalized soon

2011-09-26 18:11:26

Iceland will decide in two or three weeks whether to approve a Chinese company's proposal to buy 0.3 percent of the island nation's land.

Student runs 30km daily to save fare

2011-09-23 16:10:15

A 19-year-old high school student in Yuzhou, Central China's Henan province, has been running 30 kilometers a day between home and school to save the 9-yuan ($1.4) fare, for two years.

Casket thief caught after 5 years

2011-09-23 15:33:38

A man who extorted 3.6 million yuan ($560,000) by stealing a rich man's casket five years ago was arrested in Xiamen, East China's Fujian province on Thursday, a local newspaper reported.