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.