Exhibition related to Shenzhou-9 unveiled at Shanghai Science and Technology Museum.
The government will spend 12 billion yuan to improve water quality on the middle route of the south-to-north water diversion project from 2011 to 2015.
Progress has been made in converting government-funded cultural institutions into private enterprises, Minister of Culture Cai Wu said Wednesday.
The construction of new nuclear power stations will be resumed in China.China emphasizes energy conservation
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Chinese and Japanese diplomats met secretly to discuss the Diaoyu Islands in a sign that lines of communication remain open. Special
More people have successfully applied to take the national civil servant examination in 2013 than did the year before.
Applicants for welfare subsidies will have their household income and assets checked, a process that will become standard practice across the nation.
Chinese underwater archaeologists will have an 860-ton ship to help them carry out their work by the end of 2013.
Authorities have investigated more than 15,000 civil servants involved in 13,000 cases of commercial bribery over the last five years.
From sinkholes, to flooding caused by antiquated and underdeveloped drainage systems, to falling glass curtain walls: China's cities have become dangerous places to live, residents say.
Nineteen people, including 18 students, were buried Thursday in a landslide in Southwest China's Yunnan province, local authorities said.
National and regional flags at all government buildings in Hong Kong will be flown at half-mast for three days starting on Thursday to pay last respects to the victims of a fatal ferry crash.
UK leaders condole on victims