Signs of life from 12 trapped miners

2011-05-30 07:04:09

Signs of life have been detected from 12 miners who were trapped in a flooded coal mine on Sunday in Guizhou province, an official said.

Signs of life from 12 trapped miners

2011-05-30 07:04:09

Signs of life have been detected from 12 miners who were trapped in a flooded coal mine on Sunday in Guizhou province, an official said.
12 trapped after coal mine flooding in Guizhou

Drought affects 35 million, no end in sight

2011-05-30 07:00:18

China's worst drought in 50 years has affected 35 million people along the Yangtze River.
Dried-up lakes rouse pest worries

Drought affects 35 million, no end in sight

2011-05-30 07:00:18

China's worst drought in 50 years has affected 35 million people along the Yangtze River.
Dried-up lakes rouse pest worries

Officials in key sectors lured by corruption

2011-05-30 06:54:32

Urban construction, rural infrastructure, transport, and railway projects are worst hit by corruption..

Officials in key sectors lured by corruption

2011-05-30 06:54:32

Urban construction, rural infrastructure, transport, and railway projects are worst hit by corruption

Chemical plant blast kills 3 in E China

2011-05-29 12:49:45

Three people were killed and eight were injured in a chemical plant blast Saturday evening in east China's Zibo City, Shandong province, the city government said on Sunday.

Chengdu hit by blast, 1 dead, 2 injured

2011-05-29 08:19:13

At least one person was killed and two others injured in a blast at a bus company Saturday morning in Chengdu, capital city of southwest China's Sichuan Province.

Disney Shanghai gets loan from Chinese banks

2011-05-29 08:16:02

Twelve Chinese banks have signed a syndicated loan deal with Shendi Group, Walt Disney Co's local partner, for the construction of the Shanghai Disneyland theme park, Xinhua reported.

Drought expected to linger in regions along Yangtze River

2011-05-28 16:17:40

Lack of rain will continue to bite the drought-plagued regions along the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River till the end of May, the China Meteorological Administration said Saturday

Ban on free plastic bags paying off

2011-05-28 11:34:17

China has saved 24 billion plastic bags since it introduced a ban three years ago on merchants giving them away, the National Development and Reform Commission has said.

Mainland recalls Taiwan's possibly tainted drinks

2011-05-28 09:09:48

The scare over a cancer-causing plastic additive in food and drink products in Taiwan has spread to the Chinese mainland, with more than 4,800 beverage bottles suspected of contamination recalled, Beijing's top quality watchdog announced on Friday.