'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).