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Beijing's 'ablest nail house' leveled

2010-12-19 15:37

Once dubbed "the ablest nail house in Beijing", a 283-sq-m house was fully cleared Saturday morning, nearly five years after demolition of the area’s houses was started, the Beijing Times reported on Sunday.

7 kids burned in face for chatting in class

2010-12-17 17:04

A 30-year-old teacher burned seven kids in the face using an iron because they didn't listen to her and chatted during class at a kindergarten in Xinghua city of East China's Jiangsu province on Dec 14.

China sets 1st world record since bodysuit ban

2010-12-17 16:41

Four young Chinese women broke swimming's world record drought Thursday at the short-course world championships in Dubai, by setting the first world record since high-tech bodysuits were banned early this year.

Norovirus infects 429 people in Guangzhou

2010-12-17 10:38

The Guangdong Provincial Health Department said it has confirmed 429 cases of norovirus infection in the November outbreak in Conghua in Guangzhou, but no one died from it, Guangzhou Daily reported Friday.

8,000 affected by icy highway havoc

2010-12-17 10:18

A severe cold snap swept through South China and froze over sections of the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Freeway starting on Wednesday, bringing traffic to a standstill and stranding over 8,000.

Man catches thief, not quilt in wardrobe

2010-12-16 21:25

A man looking for a blanket caught a thief hiding in his wardrobe at his home in Zhumadian, Central China’s Henan province, Dahe News reported Thursday.

Zhou: FX reserve can be pool to hold hot money

2010-12-16 15:10

China's central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan said China's foreign exchange reserve can serve as a "pool" to hold hot money, the Shanghai Securities News reported Thursday.