Man detained after bomb threat forces emergency landing
2013-02-21 18:50:03
A man was detained in East China's Anhui province after his fake bomb threat forced a domestic flight carrying 160 passengers to make an emergency landing early Thursday morning.
Charity school became trash recycling station
2013-02-21 17:29:02
A primary school built using charity funds of 350,000 yuan ($56,070) from Hong Kong and funds from a local government became a trash recycling station soon after it was completed in 2008, according to the Beijing News.
Threats force aircraft to make emergency landing
2013-02-21 17:07:16
A flight traveling from Hefei, capital of Anhui province, was forced to make an emergency landing at Nanchang Changbei International Airport on Thursday, after it received an anonymous phone call making threats of explosives.
Drought affects 660,000 people in Yunnan, Gansu and Hebei
2013-02-21 16:36:21
More than 660,000 people, mainly in Yunnan, Gansu and Hebei provinces, don't have adequate drinking water due to a drought.
Police probe blast that claimed official's daughter
2013-02-21 16:34:13
An explosion that killed the daughter of a law enforcement official is being investigated by police in North China's Shanxi province, local authorities said on Thursday.
Hunan businesswoman suspected of offering bribes
2013-02-21 16:18:59
An entrepreneur in Hunan province offered 3.7 million yuan ($588,000) in bribes to become a deputy to the local People's Congress, Zhao Xi, a reporter of CCTV, wrote in an online post.
E China landslide kills child
2013-02-21 16:15:52
A seven-year-old boy died in hospital after rescuers dug him out from rocks and mud following a landslide in Xuancheng city in East China's Anhui province.
7 confirmed dead in Shanxi mine flood
2013-02-21 11:01:30
Seven men have been confirmed dead after being trapped underground for more than 40 hours in a coal mine flood in north China's Shanxi Province, the local government said on Thursday.
Becoming an EIA inspector
2013-02-21 09:08:44
Wang Shoubing, an environmental impact assessment engineer at Fudan University, told China Daily how the qualification is gained.
Beijing to get more parking spots for taxis
2013-02-21 08:15:49
Plans to add more than 800 parking spaces for taxis in Beijing to ease the difficulty of hailing a cab have received a lukewarm response.
Capital to expand public transportation
2013-02-21 08:12:40
Beijing is planning to further develop its public transportation network, and 46 percent of residents are expected to travel by subway and bus this year, authorities said.
Mayor fired after slow response to December chemical leak in Shanxi
2013-02-21 08:02:23
Thirty-eight people have been held accountable for a chemical leak that contaminated a river in North China's Shanxi province in December.