Migrant population to grow to 350 million: report
2011-05-31 17:23:05
About 350 million Chinese people will travel from their hometowns to other parts of the country, according to a newly released report, China News Agency said Monday.
Poor water management adds pain to dry spell
2011-05-31 17:16:35
In the village of Huashan in Central China's Hubei province, renowned as the "Land of a Thousand Lakes", the residents have been accustomed to lining up with plastic buckets to carry home water delivered by fire trucks.
1st law to protect ICH to take effect
2011-05-31 16:56:26
China's first law for the protection of intangible cultural heritage (ICH), including traditional oral literature, performing arts, craftsmanship, medicine and folk customs, will take effect on Wednesday.
Railways to better link SW China with SE Asia
2011-05-31 16:48:13
The China Railway Group Limited (China Railway) announced late last week that it had signed an agreement with Myanmar to jointly build the railway that would extend through the southeast Asian nation.
China succeeds in cleaning polluted border river
2011-05-31 16:37:53
China has achieved its five-year goal of cleaning up the polluted Songhua River, which flows into the Sino-Russian border river, an environmental official said on Tuesday.
China slowly adopts tobacco-free laws
2011-05-31 16:36:25
Indoor smoking in public areas has been banned just before World No Tobacco Day. But for a country that is home to more than 300 million smokers, how to enforce it is the real tough call.
China makes world's largest crawler crane
2011-05-31 16:28:43
A massive crawler crane rolled off the production line of China's largest machine manufacturer, Sany Group, on Tuesday in Jiangsu province, marking a major step forward for the Chinese manufacturing industry.
Japan's largest airline to open scheduled flights to Chengdu
2011-05-31 16:09:03
Japan's largest airline company will put into operation a flight course from Tokyo to Chengdu, the first Chinese inland destination city.
China Daily marks 30th birthday
2011-05-31 15:34:22
China's English language newspaper China Daily celebrated its 30th birthday in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday.
Elk unsettled in drought-hit nature park
2011-05-31 14:26:44
Approximately 400 elk are affected by a severe drought, which is threatening their food, drinking water and mating patterns. The reserve has built more than 30 flumes to provide drinking water.
Macao to get its own Central Park next year
2011-05-31 13:53:49
Macao's Central Park will open in the second quarter of next year, with wide range of facilities provided to improve residents' living standard, the Macao Post Daily reported on Tuesday.
NZ probes into safety of milk powder
2011-05-31 13:45:03
New Zealand's agriculture regulator confirmed Tuesday that it was investigating the safety of a brand of infant milk powder that is reportedly being exported to China and being promoted on the trade website, Alibaba.