City's second airport to be ready by 2017
2011-06-22 08:19:12
A new airport in the capital city, which will handle soaring passenger traffic in and out of the booming metropolis, is expected to be completed by October 2017, an airline source told the Beijing News.
Capital considers easing hukou rules
2011-06-22 08:16:09
Officials will explore additional ways for talented people from outside the capital to acquire the city's hukou (permanent residency permit), as long as the applicants accumulate enough grading points, according to a proposal passed on Monday by the city's political advisers.
Phone fraud crackdown tackles growing menace
2011-06-22 08:10:43
Have you ever received a call or a text message telling you that your credit card was stolen and your personal information is needed for verification? Or that you are a lottery winner and have to wire some tax money to a bank account?
Complex 'Sea Palace' case finally gets to court
2011-06-22 07:57:22
The hearing of the long-disputed "Sea Palace" case filed by its owner against a local government department was held at the Longgang district court on Tuesday.
Up to 60 officials under fire in villa scandal
2011-06-22 07:55:50
Tangxia township government officials in the city of Dongguan, Guangdong province, have recently come under heavy criticism after local media exposed the luxury villa homes they have built in recent years.
Man held over violating 5 preschool girls
2011-06-22 07:52:21
A male staff member of a kindergarten in Minhang district has been detained on suspicion of sexually violating five girls, Minhang police said on Tuesday.
Latest Maoming bribe trial under way
2011-06-22 07:36:19
A former executive vice-mayor of Maoming, Guangdong province, stood trial on Tuesday for allegedly taking bribes and using his official power for huge illegal gains.
28% of drug convicts get severe penalties
2011-06-22 07:34:41
China's courts sentenced 18,961 drug offenders to more than five years in prison or to death last year, a Supreme People's Court spokesman said on Tuesday.
New drugs and young addicts fan crime rates
2011-06-22 07:33:11
Drug-related crime has become much more common on the mainland in recent years as an increasing number of addicts have resorted to robbery and other violent crimes to fund their habits.
Icebreaker helps push polar goals
2011-06-22 07:32:32
A new icebreaker will be launched in 2013 to bolster China's polar research activities as the nation endeavors to become a major player in such scientific expeditions, a top Chinese oceanic official said on Tuesday.
Discharge eases pressure on full reservoir
2011-06-22 07:27:38
Water was discharged from Xin'an River Reservoir in West Zhejiang on Tuesday morning in a bid to release pressure on the dam that had been holding back the swollen waters of Qiantang River.
Gazelles rush border to flee wildfire
2011-06-22 07:25:32
Thousands of wild Mongolian gazelles broke through the China-Mongolia border on Monday while escaping a prairie fire on the Mongolian side, China's border control authorities said Tuesday.