Tomb-sweeping Day saw 8.31 million railway trips
2013-04-05 17:21:51
China's Qingming Festival, or Tomb-sweeping Day, saw a total of 8.31 million railway trips on Thursday, the railway authorities said Friday.
Over 20,000 birds disposed of after H7N9 detected
2013-04-05 16:24:46
A total of 20,536 chickens, ducks, geese and pigeons from a live poultry trading zone in Shanghai were slaughtered after the H7N9 virus was detected there.
Sixth death from H7N9 bird flu reported
Heavy rain continues in S China
2013-04-05 14:22:17
Heavy rainfall will continue hitting most of south and northeast China until Saturday, meteorological authorities forecast on Friday.
Tianjin to build cruise liner tourism zone
2013-04-05 13:56:43
A national cruise liner tourism development zone in northern China's coastal city of Tianjin has received approval to be built, local authorities said Thursday.
SW China road accident kills 5
2013-04-05 13:49:47
Five people have died and another person was injured in a road accident in southwest China's Guizhou Province on Friday, local authorities said.
Sixth death from H7N9 bird flu reported
2013-04-05 13:17:53
East China's Zhejiang province on Friday morning reported that a man has died from the H7N9 bird flu, bringing the death toll from the new deadly strain to six in the country.
5 dead, 30 injured in NW China road accident
2013-04-05 10:48:29
Five people were dead and another 30 injured after a passenger bus overturned in Northwest China's Shaanxi province on Thursday afternoon, local authorities said Friday.
Thumbing a ride to adventure across the nation
2013-04-05 02:20:00
Li Shengbo, 24-year-old undergraduate in Beijing, stopped school for a year to hitchhike around China.
Follow your heart to discover the world
2013-04-05 02:15:50
For many it could be a moment of worry, alone in a foreign land, but for 27-year-old Yuan Tian it was another part of a great adventure that took her deep into the culture of the African country.
Shanghai begins culling poultry
2013-04-05 01:54:10
Authorities in Shanghai closed a live poultry trading zone in a market and began slaughtering all birds there after detecting H7N9 bird flu virus from samples of pigeon from the market.
Walking their way to health
2013-04-05 01:32:51
According to a report from China Nordic Walking Association, China has around 100,000 Nordic walkers and 20,000 people practice regularly.
Two more reserves for Siberian tigers
2013-04-05 01:30:39
China will set up two more national reserves for Siberian tigers in Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces to protect the endangered species.