Tibet has China's largest proportion of nature reserves
2013-05-17 20:12:07
In Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, 61 nature reserves have been established across a total land area of 410,000 square meters, a regional forestry official said Friday.
China's Mogao Grottoes to limit tourist flows
2013-05-17 19:28:34
Gansu - The administration of the Mogao Grottoes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Northwest China's Gansu province, is to introduce new measures to control visitor flows and prevent damage to the caves' Buddhist frescoes.
96% Xinjiang terrorist attacks foiled
2013-05-17 19:14:17
More than 96% of planned separatist and terrorist activities are estimated to be foiled in Xinjiang in the past three years, the region's top official has said.
Poultry prices bounce back from H7N9
2013-05-17 18:44:16
Prices commanded by poultry products have risen this week, following govt subsidies to prop up the sector as it struggles in the wake of the H7N9 bird flu virus. 
Shanghai to reopen poultry market
China mulls regulations for orphanages
2013-05-17 17:08:16
The Chinese government on Friday released a draft of basic requirements for orphanages in order to standardize their practices and close safety loopholes.
Environmental journalism campaign launched
2013-05-17 16:56:10
A major environmental journalism campaign was launched in Beijing on Friday.
Shanghai to reopen poultry market
2013-05-17 16:25:27
Shanghai will reopen its market for live poultry by the end of June, but it could be reduced by 50 percent.
China founds disability prevention center
2013-05-17 15:43:07
The China Disabled Persons' Federation on Friday established a center for disability prevention, control and research.
Handmade 3D printer
2013-05-17 15:21:28
Han Bing adjusts his handmade 3D printer in Tianjin Municipality, north China, May 16, 2013. Based on the method released on the internet, the 41-year-old by himself made this machine eventually, which costing some 2,000 RMB yuan ($325) and spending four months.
7 missing after ship collisions on Yangtze
2013-05-17 13:15:34
Collisions involving three vessels in the section of the Yangtze River in East China's Wuhu city, Anhui province, early Friday morning, left seven people missing.
Landslide leaves 2 missing, 1 trapped in SW China
2013-05-17 11:09:51
A landslide that occurred at a village in Bijie city, Southwest China's Guizhou province, Thursday night, has left one trapped and two others missing.
33 dead, 12 missing in S China storms
2013-05-17 10:00:29
Thirty-three people have died and 12 others were reported missing in the latest round of rain- and hailstorms that have swept South China.