'Clean energy can help reverse deserts' advance'

2011-07-11 07:55:09

ORDOS, Inner Mongolia - The Chinese government will speed up the development of clean energy and eco-tourism in its spacious desert areas as part of its battle to find innovative and sustainable ways to fight desertification, a senior official said on Saturday.

Two miners rescued after 8 days

2011-07-11 07:55:09

Two miners were rescued on Sunday after more than a week trapped in a collapsed shaft hundreds of meters underground.

Residents blame polluted river for diarrhea

2011-07-11 07:55:09

XINYANG, Henan - Residents in Huangchuan county have blamed tainted drinking water from Xiaohuanghe River for a recent widespread bout of diarrhea and have questioned official statistics on the number of people affected.

1.2 m yuan sought for boy killed in accident

2011-07-11 07:55:09

BEIJING - The family of a boy killed in a subway escalator accident is considering legal action as negotiations over compensation stall.

Party focuses on drought, flood battle

2011-07-11 07:55:09

China is aiming to upgrade its water-handling facilities to ensure the security of grain production and mitigate the impact of droughts and floods.

Regions pouring billions into water conservation

2011-07-11 07:55:09

Guiyang/changsha - Local authorities throughout China are intensifying their efforts to conserve water, which experts have seen in the past as a weak point that has damaged the nation's sustainability.

Leaders to face penalties over local govt debt

2011-07-11 07:55:09

Local leaders may be liable for penalties if debts under their administration have "excessively mounted".

Leaders to face penalties over local govt debt

2011-07-11 07:55:09

Local officials may be liable for penalties if debts under their administration have "excessively mounted".

Money, fraud and hukou

2011-07-11 07:54:11

Beijing's efforts to strictly curb population growth have boosted the black market trade in hukou.

Power failure halts bullet trains

2011-07-11 06:54:00

Thunderstorms caused a power failure on the Beijing-Shanghai railway, paralyzing trains for 90 minutes.

Power failure halts bullet trains

2011-07-11 06:54:00

Thunderstorms caused a power failure on the Beijing-Shanghai railway, paralyzing trains for 90 minutes.

Chinese vice premier leaves for DPRK visit

2011-07-10 13:03:33

A Chinese delegation headed by Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang left Beijing Sunday morning for a visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).