Graduates reluctant to start a business
2016-05-23 07:52:00
A report found that only 3.1 percent of students expecting to graduate in July said they will start their own business, down from 6.3 percent in 2015.
NGOs take chemical factories to court
2016-05-23 03:37:58
Environmental NGOs are suing three chemical plants in a high-profile case of alleged soil contamination that may have affected students at a school in eastern China.
Heavy rain wreaks havoc in China
2016-05-22 21:46:00
Torrential rain has battered several provinces in China, affecting hundreds of thousands of people and causing heavy economic losses.
UN recruiting young professionals in China
2016-05-22 13:51:18
The United Nations has launched a second drive to recruit personnel in China under its Young Professionals Programme (YPP).
5.3-magnitude earthquakes hit Tibet
2016-05-22 11:23:59
Two 5.3-magnitude earthquakes hit the southern part of Tibet Autonomous Region in southwest China on Sunday morning, said the China Earthquake Networks Center.
Burgeoning purchasing power of Chinese shapes global economy
2016-05-22 08:12:25
China's economic growth rate may have slowed down, yet its influence on the global economy is set to keep expanding, according to an HSBC report.
South China city hit by heaviest rain in 2 centuries
2016-05-22 06:40:08
Eight people died and four others were reportedly missing in Xinyi, a city in south China's Guangdong province.
2 dead, 4 injured in central China fire
2016-05-21 19:29:59
A garment factory in central China's Henan Province caught fire on Saturday afternoon, killing two workers and injuring another four.
Wounded wild seal spotted at seaside in E China
2016-05-21 14:56:32
A wounded wild seal is seen swimming in a pond in Rizhao city, eastern China's Shangdong province on May 19.
Hot weather, less rainfall trigger drought in China's Hainan
2016-05-21 14:29:31
Scorching weather and less rainfall this year have dragged down water level of rivers and reservoirs in Hainan, triggering drought in 13 cities and counties
Hebei waives fee for "prairie road to paradise"
2016-05-21 13:33:43
Local government in North China's Hebei province has waived admission fees for a scenic road, less than a month after the charges were introduced.
Luxury karaoke club raid leads to dozens of arrests
2016-05-21 08:05:22
A luxury night club in Zhengzhou, capital of Henan province, was raided on Thursday night for providing sex services.