China to tighten adoption measures
2011-08-16 07:28:25
The government is toughening rules to tackle the scourge of child trafficking, including making orphanages the only institutions that can offer abandoned children for adoption, an official said.
Bridal makeup contest held in E China
2011-08-13 20:17:14
Thirty participants were given 40 minutes to finish the makeup in the local occupational skills contest. The cost of a wedding differs much in different areas of China. The average cost is 100,000 yuan ($15,600) in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei province, according to Dong Bin, the chairman of the province’s Wedding Association. A recent online survey in the economically well-developed city of Dongguan, South China's Guangdong province, put the average cost at 395,000 yuan.
Protest breaks out over officials' conduct
2011-08-13 07:44:45
Thousands of residents gathered on Thursday to protest the actions of urban administration officials who had come into conflict earlier in the day with a man they had accused of illegally parking a car.
Discrimination toward garbage man riles public
2011-08-12 08:15:22
An online video showing a bus driver and a passenger forcing an elderly rag picker to get off a bus in Shanghai has sparked heated online debate.
Smoking spat on fast trains
2011-08-10 07:32:31
There have been a number of complaints during the past few days about staff members smoking on the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed trains.
Ministry investigates pills made of 'baby flesh'
2011-08-10 07:27:24
The Ministry of Health said it has launched an investigation in the wake of a media report in SKorea about capsules from China - made from the flesh of dead babies - being used as stamina boosters.
Many doctors dissatisfied with pay, work conditions
2011-08-10 08:18:52
Nearly 96 percent of doctors in China believe their incomes fail to reflect how hard they work and their true worth, according to a recent survey.
Pork price rises hit fall custom
2011-08-09 07:45:08
Monday marked the 1st day of autumn, according to the Chinese lunar calendar, a time when people traditionally try to boost their weight ahead of the winter.
Pork price rises hit fall custom
2011-08-09 07:45:08
Monday marked the 1st day of autumn, according to the Chinese lunar calendar, a time when people traditionally try to boost their weight ahead of the winter.
US hunters eyeing prey on Chinese mainland
2011-08-09 07:34:40
China could reopen its doors to international hunters after an expert team approved applications by US citizens to shoot blue sheep and Tibetan gazelle in Qinghai.
Bribery websites up and running
2011-08-09 07:31:34
Websites that reveal bribery staged a quiet comeback in China after ending a one-month limbo due to uncertainties about their legal status.
Conservation to save Dunhuang
2011-08-08 08:00:36
China has pledged to conserve water resources in the renowned oasis city of Dunhuang to prevent it from being destroyed by desertification, a top official has said.