Three Gorges increases release to ease drought
2011-05-20 19:34:38
China's Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydroelectric project, began to increase its water release on Friday to ease severe drought plaguing downstream rice-growing areas.
Faults found in financial statements of 17 SOEs
2011-05-20 18:24:47
Some irregularities and disciplinary violations were found in the financial statements of 17 Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) for the 2009 fiscal year, according to audit reports released by the National Audit Office (NAO) on Friday.
Court upholds death penalty to student murderer
2011-05-20 18:04:36
A Chinese court on Friday rejected a death sentence appeal filed by a music student who stabbed a cafe waitress to death to cover up a hit-and-run accident.
Three Gorges Dam releases more water during drought
2011-05-20 17:16:11
The Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydroelectric project, has started to increase its water release to ease severe drought plaguing downstream rice-growing areas on Friday.
Funeral expo shows new ways to deal with the dead
2011-05-20 17:00:11
For the seven million citizens of Hong Kong, living comfortably in the one of the world's most densely populated cities is difficult enough, but dying presents is own set of challenges.
China's key SOE donations hit $27 million in Q1
2011-05-20 15:25:44
Charitable donations from 67 centrally administered state-owned enterprises (SOEs) totaled 181 million yuan ($27.83 million ) in the first quarter of 2011, official data showed on Friday.
China's manned sub to try 5,000-meter dive
2011-05-20 14:48:25
The Jiaolong, China's manned deep-diving submersible, will attempt a 5,000-meter dive in July following last year's successful 3,759-meter dive, a senior official said Friday.
China arrests 89 for armed trafficking of drugs
2011-05-20 13:22:00
Police have busted an armed trafficking ring in the northeastern Chinese province of Jilin, arresting 89 suspects as part of a campaign to clamp down on illegal drugs.
Court rejects death appeal of piano student
2011-05-20 12:58:00
A local Chinese court on Friday rejected the appeal to the death sentence filed by Yao Jiaxin, a student at the Xi'an Conservatory of Music who stabbed a cafe waitress to death to cover up a hit-and-run.
Expert urges vigilance in nuclear plant sites
2011-05-20 12:34:31
China, one of the world's largest energy consumers, should continue developing nuclear power in the future, but must also be vigilant about choosing appropriate sites for nuclear power plants, an expert said on Friday.
Ancient road, inscriptions found in Henan
2011-05-20 11:27:18
Archaeologists in Central China's Henan province said they have found an ancient road and several inscriptions near the Hanguguan Pass, a road used by trading caravans during China's dynastic period.
Beijing drunk driver sentenced to life in jail
2011-05-20 11:23:33
A Chinese court on Friday sentenced to life in prison a drunk driver who killed two people and injured two others after crashing his Infiniti sedan with a car and a bus in downtown Beijing.