Mudslides wreak havoc in Sichuan
2011-07-06 07:25:03
Rescuers have been battling to help people affected by mudslides brought about by intense rain in Yingxiu, Wenchuan county, Sichuan province, but officials and locals said on Tuesday that the situation on the ground still depends on the weather and whether they get more rain.
Pension change urged for 240 million migrant workers
2011-07-06 07:16:59
With millions of migrant workers pouring into China's cities every year from the countryside, social security experts are calling for a mechanism that will link the nation's urban and rural pension systems.
Subway escalator crush kills boy
2011-07-06 07:02:39
A 13-year-old boy was killed and 30 others injured, three seriously, on Tuesday morning when a "crowded" ascending subway escalator suddenly reversed direction.
Oil leak to have 'long-term impact'
2011-07-06 06:55:17
A leak from the Penglai 19-3 oilfield in Bohai Bay, operated by ConocoPhillips China (COPC), will have a "long-term impact" on the marine environment, China's top ocean watchdog warned on Tuesday.
9,000 fugitives surrender to police in past month
2011-07-06 06:35:21
More than 9,000 convicts or criminal suspects on the run have turned themselves in to police since China launched an online campaign to hunt down escapees one month ago, the Ministry of Public Security said Tuesday.
Self-burning man suspected of illegal financing
2011-07-06 06:33:16
A company's chairman who burned himself to death in April in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region was suspected of illegal financing of up to 2.44 billion yuan ($378 million), police said Tuesday.
Court to check lenient murder ruling
2011-07-06 06:22:21
The Provincial Higher People's Court of Yunnan province said on Tuesday it would double-check the facts of a murder case, in which the culprit killed two people before he was sentenced to death with a two year reprieve.
Red Cross trying to ease trust crisis on microblog
2011-07-06 06:12:17
The Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) opened its official microblog on Sina's microblog service Weibo, a Chinese-language Twitter clone, Monday to better interact with netizens amid a mounting public trust crisis.
Home appliance sales in rural China up 83.7% in H1
2011-07-05 22:08:28
Sales of home appliances in rural China jumped 83.7 percent year on year in the first half of 2011, to 124.58 billion yuan ($19.28 billion), driven by a government subsidy, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Tuesday.
Six dead, two injured in landslide in NW China
2011-07-05 22:07:33
Six people are dead, two injured and an unknown number still buried after a rain-triggered landslide engulfed eight houses in northwestern Shaanxi province.
US energy giant blamed for offshore oil leak
2011-07-05 21:55:38
China's State Oceanic Administration said Tuesday that US energy giant ConocoPhillips is responsible for an oil spill in the country's northern sea area.
Etihad Airways to launch Chengdu route
2011-07-05 20:46:58
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), said Tuesday that it will launch direct flights between Abu Dhabi and Chengdu, capital city of Southwest China's Sichuan province, on December 15.