10 dead, 35 injured in hotel fire in NE China
2011-05-01 10:35:02
Ten people have been confirmed dead and 35 injured in a hotel fire in northeast China's Jilin Province early Sunday morning, local authorities said.
China may send women to space in 2012
2011-05-01 09:18:56
China's women astronauts may fly to space as soon as the latter half of next year, said a senior official in charge of the manned space program on Friday.
Couple get terms for enslaving disabled
2011-05-01 08:51:33
A court in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on Saturday sentenced a couple, who owned a building materials factory, to prison, for enslaving mentally ill workers.
Lightning sparks forest fires in N China
2011-05-01 08:47:34
A preliminary investigation showed that lightning was primarily responsible for most of the wildfires in North China's Shanxi province
6 dead in coach-truck collision in E China
2011-04-30 21:56:59
Six people were killed and seven others injured after a coach crashed head-on into a truck Saturday in east China's Jiangxi province, police said.
No abnormalities found in radiation levels in China
2011-04-30 21:20:18
The Chinese mainland's environmental radiation levels remain normal, according to a daily notice posted by China's National Nuclear Emergency Coordination Committee on Saturday.
Sandstorm hits Beijing
2011-04-30 20:27:15
The worst sandstorm of the year hit Beijing Saturday morning after sweeping through other regions in north China, the municipal meteorological station said.
Two road accidents in N China kill 8 and injure 33
2011-04-30 16:56:35
Eight people were killed and 33 others were injured in two road accidents in north China's Hebei province on Friday, local authorities said Saturday.
Two killed, 27 injured in N China road accident
2011-04-30 16:28:27
Two students were killed and 27 people were injured after a coach carrying college students collided with a truck and a van in north China's Hebei province Friday, local authorities said Saturday.
Forest fire breaks out in North China
2011-04-30 14:31:30
Thousands of fire fighters are working to put out a forest fire that broke out in north China's Shanxi Province Friday night, provincial authorities said Saturday.
Sandstorm to hit North China, heavy rain in East
2011-04-30 14:25:45
Chinese Meteorological authorities said Saturday that strong wind and sandstorm will hit parts of North China over the next 24 hours and storms will sweep the country's eastern provinces.
Drought hits parts of South, Central China
2011-04-30 14:06:24
A drought is plaguing parts of central and southern China, impacting grain production and disrupting drinking water supply.