Student dead, 6 injured in training center fire
2013-03-19 16:19:23
One student died and six others were injured after a fire at a private training center in east China's Zhejiang Province, the local government said Tuesday.
4 sentenced to 6 months in jail for damaging car
2013-03-19 16:06:06
Four people who seriously damaged a Toyota car belonging to the consul-general of Italy in Guangzhou during a protest march against Japan’s "purchase" of China's Diaoyu Islands last year were sentenced to six months in jail by the Guangzhou Tianhe District Court, the Southern Metropolis Daily reported.
Lanzhou Railway Bureau offers discounted tickets
2013-03-19 16:04:18
The Lanzhou Railway Bureau is offering discounted sleeper tickets on 19 short-distance train journeys, the People’s Daily reported on Tuesday.
Tips about sleeping
2013-03-19 15:35:32
Go to see a doctor. Insomnia can be caused by complex reasons, physical and psychological. Seeing a doctor would be a wise choice.
4.2-magnitude quake hits Yunnan province
2013-03-19 11:26:27
A 4.2-magnitude quake jolted Ning'er Hani and Yi autonomous county, Southwest China's Yunnan province, at 9:47 am Tuesday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
11 dead in E China ship sinking
2013-03-19 11:03:22
Rescuers have retrieved 11 bodies and are searching for two missing crew members after a container ship sank off east China, authorities said on Tuesday.
Beijing to build more water recycling plants
2013-03-19 11:02:50
The Beijing Water Authority said the capital will set up 46 new water recycling plants and upgrade 20 sewage treatment plants in the next three years
38% of Chinese suffer from sleep disorder
2013-03-19 10:16:34
In China, 38 percent of people suffer from various kinds of sleep problems, compared to the world average of 27 percent, according to the Chinese Sleep Research Society (CSRS).
Call for new mechanism to evaluate anti-pollution efforts
2013-03-19 07:54:28
The incidence of malignant tumors should be used as an index to measure the government's performance in combating environmental pollution.
Screening is essential
2013-03-19 07:43:12
The 2012 Cancer Registry Annual Report said that on average 7,300 people die from cancer on the Chinese mainland every day. That works out more than 2.6 million deaths annually.
Ancient merchant town to get rejuvenated
2013-03-19 06:57:24
A huge project to protect and develop an ancient merchant town in Central China is expected to start in October, a senior local official said.
Foam dinnerware back on the menu
2013-03-19 06:43:12
A 14-year ban on the sale of disposable dinnerware made of plastic foam will be lifted on May 1, despite concerns over the potential environmental risks.