CCTV to air documentary on self-immolation
2013-05-16 17:32:06
National broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) will on Thursday evening air a documentary on self-immolations that have occurred in the country's Tibetan-inhabited areas.
Beijing to host job fair for disabled
2013-05-16 17:16:47
Beijing is hosting the largest ever jobs fair specifically for disabled people, from May 17 to 19, with around 2,500 positions on offer.
Beijing to hold environment summit and tech expo
2013-05-16 17:13:10
Two major events, the Environment and Development Summit, and the China International Ecological Environment Technology and Equipment Expo, will be held in Beijing on Oct 21 to Oct 23.
Newly-weds delay honeymoon for stem cells donation
2013-05-16 16:57:50
Zhang Hui, pictured with his newly-married wife, is donating hematopoietic stem cells in a hospital bed at Shandong provincial hospital in Jinan, in east China’s Shangdong province on May 15, 2013.
Sculpture exhibition links China with Luxembourg
2013-05-16 16:33:21
Luxembourg and other countries attending the opening reception of the sculpture exhibition entitled the Luxembourg Embassy Sculpture Garden 2013 in Beijing on May 15, 2013.
Experts stress importance of iodine
2013-05-16 15:25:19
Beijing residents should continue to consume salt added with iodine element, a mandatory measure in many parts of China.
Five missing in east China landslide
2013-05-16 15:25:57
Five people were missing after a rain-triggered landslide in a tree farm in East China's Jiangxi province Thursday morning, local authorities said.
CCTV launches public service advertisement search
2013-05-16 15:23:37
China Central Television launched its first national search for creative public service advertisements on Wednesday.
Bomb hoax suspect caught in S China
2013-05-16 11:16:04
A man who allegedly made false bomb threats that affected five flights was caught Thursday morning in the city of Dongguan in South China's Guangdong province, police from the city of Shenzhen said.
Three injured in plane's failed take-off
2013-05-16 13:01:06
Three people on board a light plane were injured in the aircraft's aborted take-off at an airport in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Thursday morning, the airport sources said.
China starts annual South China Sea fishing ban
2013-05-16 11:18:28
A two-and-a-half month fishing ban will begin at noon Thursday in most parts of the South China Sea as part of efforts to rehabilitate marine resources.
Telephone threats ground five planes
2013-05-16 09:22:44
The five flights operated by China Eastern Airlines, Juneyao Airlines and Shenzhen Airlines were forced to be postponed or make emergency landings on Wednesday morning after they received telephone threats, according to the airlines.