Top student statue gone after criticism
2013-05-03 07:31:36
A high school in Hubei province on Thursday removed a statue of a top student from its campus after critics launched a Web campaign.
Teens take lives as homework unfinished
2013-05-03 07:25:11
Two students in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, committed suicide on Thursday after failing to complete homework assignments.
Calls for volunteers to guard historic sites
2013-05-03 07:12:11
Cultural heritage experts are urging managers of historic sites to recruit more volunteers to keep watch over China's priceless relics.
Two preschool girls die from poisoning
2013-05-03 01:30:56
Two preschoolers allegedly died from poisoning due to competition for students between two rival kindergartens in Pingshan county, Hebei province.
Health demands in quake-hit area being met
2013-05-03 01:05:17
The health needs of victims in the area hit by a 7.0-magnitude earthquake in southwest China are being met.
Academic elected into US science academy
2013-05-03 00:56:06
The recent election of a Chinese scientist to a leading US academy after being shunned by the Chinese Academy of Sciences has sparked debate.
Beijing acts on complaints against airport cabbies
2013-05-03 00:50:31
Passenger anger at taxi drivers bargaining over night-time fares at Beijing Capital International Airport led to the city's transport authority to issue a new regulation.
Military denies expensive vehicle had new plate
2013-05-03 00:43:10
Military forces in Beijing denied online allegations that an expensive vehicle with a new military plate was driven on a highway.
Drunken driving drops since law amended in 2011
2013-05-03 00:39:41
The number of drunken driving cases has dropped dramatically in China since May 1, 2011, when an amended law that imposes harsher punishment on drunken drivers took effect.
Police in major crackdown on tainted meat
2013-05-03 00:35:59
Police have arrested 904 suspects over the past three months who are accused of selling 20,000 metric tons of tainted and substandard meat products.
Most schools resume classes
2013-05-03 00:32:08
Most primary and middle schools in the quake-stricken region of Sichuan province have resumed classes, according to the local government.
Prison journal spells out good news
2013-05-03 00:12:14
Panyu prison has been taking foreigners and more than 100 of them are inmates. Panyu Prison Newspaper was launched in response to this.