Bridging the gap: A year of one's own

2011-08-13 08:20:25

Taking time off, checking things out for a year, slowing it down, doing some traveling and maybe some soul-searching.

Torch lights way for Shenzhen Universiade

2011-08-13 08:13:46

Young people from all over the world started their sports gala in Shenzhen on Friday.
China sends biggest-ever delegation

China reaffirms food support for Africa

2011-08-13 08:05:29

Chinese President Hu Jintao met with Ethiopian and Fijian leaders on Friday to reaffirm China's commitment to international aid and political and economic cooperation.

Initiative to protect pastures approved

2011-08-13 07:55:28

Ninety percent of China's 400 million hectares of grassland are deteriorated to some degree, an agricultural official said, referring to the protection of grasslands as an "extremely pressing task."

Govt urges action on grasslands

2011-08-13 07:52:57

Local authorities have been urged to accelerate the settlement of nomadic herders and the establishment of their quiet titles on contracted grasslands.

Govt urges action on grasslands

2011-08-13 07:52:57

Local authorities have been urged to accelerate the settlement of nomadic herders and the establishment of their quiet titles on contracted grasslands.

Unit sent to Xinjiang to smooth way for expo

2011-08-13 07:49:11

The Snow Leopard Commando unit has moved into southern Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region to make the region more secure following a terrorist attack that occurred in the region last month.

Birth defects rise as pairs skip checkups

2011-08-13 07:47:08

Less than 10 percent of couples in Beijing get premarital health checkups, and this has led to an increase in birth defects over the past five years

Protest breaks out over officials' conduct

2011-08-13 07:44:45

The protest was s sign that tension exists between local residents and urban administration officials

New curb on property developers

2011-08-13 07:43:07

A proposed regulation would make property developers in China subject to higher standards and impose stiffer penalties on them if they fall short.

Debt crisis a threat to exports

2011-08-13 07:41:51

Despite the unexpected jump in July exports, overseas demand for Chinese goods remains shaky in the face of debt problems in the United States and the European Union, said Li Rongcan, assistant minister of commerce.

Aircraft carrier no source of tension

2011-08-12 08:34:27

China is the last among the permanent members of the UN Security Council to possess an aircraft carrier.