Education policies to lessen pressure

2013-03-28 07:19:51

A Beijing mother said that competition for places at good schools is too fierce for children to waste time playing.

Apple in Shanghai court over 'Siri' claim

2013-03-28 07:18:30

Apple Inc, the US electronics giant, appeared in court in Shanghai, accused of intellectual property right infringement involving software used on "Siri".

US experts offer air quality management experience

2013-03-28 06:42:58

China has a long road ahead in improving its air quality, a US air pollution expert said Wednesday at a forum held by the Beijing Municipal Environment Protection Bureau.

2 dead in C China hotel wall collapse

2013-03-28 06:33:07

Two men were confirmed dead after a wall collapsed in a hotel that was under construction in the city of Zixing in Central China's Hunan province, local authorities said Wednesday.

Plane falls into sea off S China coast

2013-03-28 06:33:07

A US-made Cirrus SR22 plane fell into the sea off the coast of South China's Guangdong province Wednesday afternoon, local authorities said.

20 jailed for terrorism, separatism

2013-03-28 01:58:31

Two courts in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region have sentenced 20 people for taking part in terrorist activities and plotting to divide the country.

Family row triggers Shanghai slash attack

2013-03-28 01:30:29

Witnesses have described the moment on Wednesday when a knife-wielding man went on the rampage in a bustling Shanghai street.

Snakes slither into popularity

2013-03-28 00:57:14

As the weather gets warmer in China's Year of the Snake, more people are choosing snakes, which are gradually waking up from hibernation, as their pets.

20 sent to jail in Xinjiang for terror activities

2013-03-28 00:47:30

Courts in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on Tuesday sentenced 20 people for their involvement in organized terror activities and for spreading extreme religious information via the Internet and mobile phones.

A place to leave behind worldly turmoil, and linger in serenity

2013-03-28 00:19:00

To say the Lingering Garden is a typical Suzhou garden is like saying Coca-Cola is a typical soft drink. All classical gardens in Suzhou share the same style.

Chinese school rebuilt with African aid

2013-03-27 23:53:57

China has a reputation for helping African countries, but this school, on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, has reversed the trend.

Student protests 'fair maiden' classes

2013-03-27 21:51:19

A special performance art put on by a group of university students to protest a high school's "fair maidens" classes attracted many pedestrians and onlookers in Guangzhou's Liwan district on Wednesday.