New express buses trigger mixed reaction
2011-05-25 08:24:18
Passengers who rode the new non-stop bus from Tongzhou district to downtown Beijing shaved 10 minutes off their commute on Tuesday, according to transport managers.
Minimum wage may not pay off for some
2011-05-25 08:19:36
John is 75, a wiry wisp of a fellow. Despite a slouch, he works 12-hour nightshifts as a security guard in Sham Shui Po, Kowloon. He has been doing it day in, day out, for 15 years.
Tsinghua University building name raises debate
2011-05-25 08:11:45
A building on the campus of Tsinghua University, one of China's elite colleges, took on the name of a popular clothing company on Monday, giving rise to much debate among students.
Depressed emotions on rise in old people
2011-05-25 08:09:58
More elderly people in Chinese cities are suffering from feelings of depression, which are becoming almost as common in China as they are in developed countries, according to recent research.
Hydropower running out of steam due to drought
2011-05-25 07:54:58
The abnormally hot weather and severe drought in Central and South China has affected hydropower production and may lead to a severe power shortage this summer.
Farmers kiss rice harvest goodbye
2011-05-25 07:52:21
Severe drought is still haunting the rice-growing areas in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River despite recent rainfall and increasing releases of water from the Three Gorges Dam.
Worst drought in 50 years along Yangtze
2011-05-25 07:45:03
The worst drought in 50 years to hit provinces along the Yangtze River may continue to plague Central China.
Farmers kiss rice harvest goodbye Hydropower running out of steam due to drought
Man suspected of killing four in-laws, himself
2011-05-25 06:56:38
A man allegedly killed his mother-in-law and three other family members before committing suicide on Tuesday in central China's Hunan Province, according to local authorities.
Yangtze River dolphins under drought threat
2011-05-25 06:55:32
The survival of finless porpoises, a highly-endangered freshwater dolphin in China's Yangtze River, is under threat from lingering drought as the river's water level keeps dropping, experts warned Tuesday.
French luxury wine brand to plant grapes in China
2011-05-24 22:00:44
The French-based brand Moet Hennessy has launched a project to make quality sparkling wine in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.
2,900 babies born to Wenchuan quake victims
2011-05-24 20:51:53
A pregnancy program set up for families who lost children in the Wenchuan earthquake in 2008 has helped women give birth to more than 2,900 healthy babies in Southwest China's Sichuan province over the last three years.
9 officials punished for illegal land enclosure
2011-05-24 20:34:41
Nine government officials in Xianghe county of North China's Hebei province have been punished or sacked for illegal enclosure of farmland, local authorities said Tuesday.