Strong winds bring dust to Beijing

2013-03-10 15:30:46

Strong winds dispersed Beijing's lingering haze, but ushered in dust storms and a sharp temperature drop on Saturday.

Over 900 dead pigs found floating in Shanghai river

2013-03-10 02:05:38

More than 900 dead pigs have been retrieved from Shanghai's Huangpu River as of Saturday afternoon after a large number of bodies were found floating in the water, local authorities said.

63 trafficked children rescued in China

2013-03-10 02:04:39

Police have rescued 63 children and 14 women in a cross-provincial campaign against human trafficking, the Ministry of Public Security said Saturday.

Charity vows fair distribution of organs

2013-03-09 19:39:22

The Red Cross Society of China has pledged to implement appropriate rules, procedures and channels to ensure fair distribution of donated organs.

Beijing subway marks new record

2013-03-09 17:51:02

Beijing's subway lines saw a new record number of passengers on Friday, with 10.27 million people travelling on the city's rail transit network.

4.97m affected by lingering drought

2013-03-09 16:31:18

About 4.97 million people in Southwest China's Yunnan province have been affected by a drought that has lingered there since winter, provincial authorities said Saturday.

Ministry calls for curbing academic corruption

2013-03-09 15:49:52

China's Ministry of Education has told the country's universities to prevent corruption in their student admission procedures.

Dusty weather to hit N China over weekend

2013-03-09 07:02:01

As skyscrapers vanished in murky smog on Friday, meteorologists in Beijing said the smog will soon be blown away with a dust storm this weekend.

Officials deny flu-death cover-up

2013-03-08 21:52:05

Medical authorities and a hospital in Shanghai have refuted a rumor that several people have died of flu and that the hospital withheld the information, the Shanghai Evening Post reported on March 8.

Alleged baby killer charged: report

2013-03-08 21:51:55

The man who allegedly murdered a baby in Jilin province was arrested on Thursday and charged with homicide and theft, authorities said.

Women spending less on clothes in 2012

2013-03-08 21:10:39

While China's economic growth was slowing in 2012, urban Chinese women were cutting their spending on clothes and saving more to deal with the recession, a survey showed.

Beijing district govt head appears in court

2013-03-08 21:07:05

The head of a district government in Beijing appeared in court on Friday responding to an administrative lawsuit.