Former high-flying mayor sobs as trial begins

2011-04-07 07:54:16

The trial began on Wednesday of a former mayor from the southern province of Guangdong who is charged with insider trading, disclosing protected information and taking bribes while in office.

Radiation found in domestic vegetables

2011-04-07 07:03:32

Minute traces of radiation "not harmful to human health" from the crippled Japanese nuclear plant have been detected in vegetables planted on the Chinese mainland, the Ministry of Health said on Wednesday in an online statement.
Radioactive water to pose little danger to China

Corrupt county boss gets suspended death sentence

2011-04-07 06:45:21

A court in Northwest China's Gansu province on Wednesday sentenced a former county boss to death with a two-year reprieve for taking bribes.

Health Ministry dismisses 'negative AIDS' concerns

2011-04-07 06:43:57

There is no evidence that the people claimed to have been infected by the so-called "HIV-Negative AIDS" in China are infected by AIDS virus, according to China's Ministry of Health Wednesday.

5 dead as motor tricycle overturns in NW China

2011-04-07 06:40:00

Five people were killed and another 10 injured after a motor tricycle overturned in Northwest China's Shaanxi province Wednesday, local police said.

Six dead in mine gas leak in SW China

2011-04-06 22:47:03

Six workers were killed and one injured in a gas leak at a coal mine in southwest China's Yunnan Province Wednesday, local authorities said.

Former mayor stands trial for insider trading

2011-04-06 21:18:25

The former mayor of Zhongshan, a city in south China's Guangdong Province, stood trial Wednesday for insider trading, disclosing inside information and bribery.

Radioactive materials found in spinach in China

2011-04-06 20:48:16

Extremely small amounts of radioactive isotope iodine-131 had been found on the surface of spinach plants in Beijing, Tianjin and Henan, according to China's National Nuclear Emergency Coordination Committee on Wednesday.

China approves plan to improve river control

2011-04-06 18:46:32

China authorized an overall plan to further harness its small and medium rivers and reinforce the country's small and medium-sized dilapidated reservoirs to prevent large flood-triggered geological disasters.

Who can guarantee China's pork is safe?

2011-04-06 17:21:57

Detection of the toxic additive clenbuterol in pig feed has once again undermined Chinese consumers' confidence in the country's food producers.

Gran feeds street cats for 24 years

2011-04-06 17:23:11

For cat lover Guo Lianfu sharing her home with 85 street cats is just a small part of the work she does caring for stray felines around Zhoukou residential area in Qingdao, East China’s Shandong province.