China's confirmed H7N9 cases isolated: authorities
2013-04-06 14:15:44
Chinese health authorities said on Saturday that the country's 16 confirmed H7N9 cases were isolated and there has been no sign of human-to-human transmission.
5.8-magnitude quake hits China-Russia border: CENC
2013-04-06 14:07:09
A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit the China-Russia border at 8:29 am on Saturday Beijing time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
UN praises China's quick notification of H7N9
2013-04-06 11:47:52
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Friday commended China's quick notification of human cases of the A(H7N9) bird flu virus.
Snowmelt, crumbling rock blamed for landslide
2013-04-06 00:26:02
Investigators have concluded that melting snow seeping into disintegrating rock caused a massive landslide last week that killed 83 people in a mining area near Lhasa, the Tibet autonomous region.
World Bank loans $620 million to China
2013-03-21 19:09:30
The World Bank announced on Thursday that its board of directors has approved five loans totalling $620 million to China.
China demands US lift sanctions on firm
2013-02-11 16:30:54
The Chinese government has expressed strong opposition to US sanctions on a Chinese military defense firm and urged they be lifted immediately.
15 dead after China expressway pileup
2013-02-09 01:18:23
Fifteen people are dead and more than 60 others are injured after an eight-vehicle pileup up on an icy expressway in central China's Hunan Province on Friday morning.
Driver sets fire to SUV after hitting pedestrians
2013-02-08 18:04:49
A vehicle loaded with inflammable products was set ablaze outside a shopping mall in southwest China's Kunming on Friday by the driver after he hit a number of pedestrians, police said.
House arrest victim to get state compensation
2013-02-08 16:19:44
Chen Qingxia, a petitioner who was under house arrest for three years, is entitled to state compensation after investigators on Friday ruled that security staff had made "mistakes" in the law enforcement of her.
Orphans receive free health insurance
2012-12-31 13:45:54
30,000 orphans received health insurance contracts to cover the treatment of 12 critical illnesses on Monday
Palace of Soong will be restored
2012-12-31 03:45:03
The Palace of Soong Mei-ling, a classical building in Nanjing where the former first lady of Republic of China and her husband used to reside, is expected to reopen in October after its first major renovation in about 60 years.
Keeping the desert at bay
2012-12-31 03:45:03
Locals have been working with the government since 2005 to build a green wall to contain and reverse the desertification process.