6 missing after SW China landslide
2016-04-23 02:46:25
Six people are missing after a landslide buried a work shed in Southwest China's Yunnan province Friday, local authorities said.
Two killed, 24 injured as market building collapses
2016-04-23 00:05:56
Two people were killed and 24 others injured as a wholesale market building in south China's Guangdong province collapsed in storm, local authorities said Friday.
'Red Notice' graft fugitive turns herself in
2016-04-22 23:24:53
A corrupt Chinese official who had been on the run abroad since 2007 returned to China on Thursday and turned herself in to authorities, the Communist Party of China's disciplinary watchdog said here Friday.
Chinese doctors' group says students should get checkups at hospitals
2016-04-22 22:25:37
The Chinese Medical Doctor Association said on Friday that primary and middle school students in China should receive checkups at hospitals rather than at schools to improve the prevention and treatment of diseases for such groups.
China needs to allow private pension account: official
2016-04-22 19:55:14
China needs to improve its old-age pension system by allowing individuals to open private retirement savings accounts, an official said Friday.
Blaze doused at chemical storage site
2016-04-22 17:23:20
Firefighters have brought a massive blaze under control at a chemical and fuel storage facility in Jingjiang, Jiangsu province, following an explosion and fire on Friday morning.
China renews storm alert
2016-04-22 15:49:17
China's meteorological authority on Friday maintained a blue alert, the lowest in a four-tier warning system, for rainstorms hitting some southern regions.
Competition launched ahead of world tourism conference
2016-04-22 14:50:14
China's top tourism bureau and travel agency jointly launched an online competition in Beijing on Friday, ahead of the first World Tourism Development Conference hosted by the capital in May.
Chemical warehouse on fire in E China, casualty unknown
2016-04-22 14:05:05
A warehouse storing chemicals and fuel exploded and caught fire in the eastern Chinese city of Jingjiang on Friday, the local government and media reports said.
Readers at a 24-hour bookstore in Beijing
2016-04-22 14:20:54
While we are not certain whether the library at Harvard University remains packed to the brim at midnight or not, what we are sure about is that a round-the-clock bookstore in Beijing can give the famous institution a run for its money when it comes to book lovers.
Former candy boss killed by falling rocks reportedly dislodged by monkeys
2016-04-22 11:56:12
Weng Mao, 67, former chairman of Shanghai Guanshengyuan Group, died of injuries after being hit by falling rocks at Yuntaishan scenery area in Henan.
First-person account: Why I'm a man when it comes to books
2016-04-22 10:03:56
How much time do you spend on reading each day? Which do you prefer, printed editions or digital ones? Do you read on Kindle, or on your mobile phone? Do you read for work, or for fun?