New semester for kids around the country

2011-08-31 16:02

A boy, newly registered into a primary school, hides his face behind his school bag when posing for a picture in Hefei, capital of Central China's Anhui province, Aug 30, 2011.

Int'l military music festival rehearsal in Moscow

2011-08-31 09:46

Military bands from several different countries will participate in the third "Spasskaya Tower" international military music festival at Moscow's Red Square on Wednesday.

2,400 firefighters battling forest fire

2011-08-31 07:05

More than 2,400 firefighters and volunteers were battling a raging fire that broke out mid-day Tuesday at a tourist attraction in Chongqing Municipality, local authorities said late Tuesday.

National choreography contest ends

2011-08-31 16:15

Dancers from the Nanjing Arts Institute The ninth National Choreography Contest, sponsored by the Ministry of Culture of the People’s Republic of China and the Ningxia Hui autonomous region,came to an end in Yinchuan city, Northwest China,on Aug 30,2011.

Tropical storm to make landfall in Fujian

2011-08-30 11:59

Tropical storm Nanmadol is expected to make landfall between Putian city and Zhangpu town in southern Fujian on Tuesday evening.

A touch that didn't turn to gold

2011-08-30 10:50

Trapped miners rescued in NE China

2011-08-30 10:44

Nineteen trapped miners in a flooded mine in Qitaihe, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province were rescued early Tuesday morning. Of the miners trapped by the flood on August 23, 22 have been rescued, one was confirmed dead, and rescue workers are still searching for the missing three.