Coach flips over in SW China killing 7

2013-02-02 00:46:02

Seven people were killed and 22 others injured after a coach flipped over on Friday in Luzhou City, in southwest China's Sichuan Province, according to provincial authorities.

China's capital, financial account posts a deficit

2013-02-01 22:01:12

China's capital and financial account posted a deficit in 2012, while the current account surplus shrank during the same period.

Parents should stay in their hometowns: official

2013-02-01 17:26:25

A deputy to the Hunan provincial people's congress said that mothers who have children under 3 years old should not leave home for extended periods of time.

6 Tibetans jailed over self-immolation case

2013-02-01 02:43:21

Six ethnic Tibetans were sentenced to three to 12 years in prison for their roles in an October self-immolation case by a local court in northwest China's Gansu Province Thursday.

Searchers recover US F-16 pilot's body in Adriatic

2013-02-01 02:35:45

The Italian Coast Guard on Thursday recovered the body of a US F-16 fighter jet pilot whose plane crashed in the Adriatic Sea three days ago, his family said.

Woman wins settlement in discrimination case

2013-02-01 01:55:21

A disgruntled jobseeker in South China has won her battle for compensation over a company's discriminatory job advertisement.

Official vows scandal probe

2013-02-01 01:55:00

The disciplinary watchdog in Chongqing has promised a thorough investigation into the sex-tape scandal that led to the dismissal of 11 local officials.

Guangdong to improve livelihoods

2013-02-01 01:55:00

Improving people's livelihoods will be a major task for the newly elected provincial government, said Zhu Xiaodan, governor of Guangdong.

Police reveal assets of 'House Sister'

2013-02-01 01:55:00

A woman in Northwest China owned 41 apartments in Beijing, 10 of which she illegally bought using a fake identity, Beijing police said.

Vice-Premier urges more mutual trust with US

2013-02-01 01:53:02

Vice-Premier Li Keqiang called for more trust between China and the United States while meeting a visiting US congressional delegation on Thursday.

Traffic violations, road accidents decline

2013-02-01 00:04:44

China reported a dramatic decline of traffic violations and road accidents in January, with deaths from running traffic lights and overspeeding falling.

US jobless claims grow by 38,000

2013-02-01 00:02:15

The number of Americans initially applying for unemployment aid increased by 38,000 last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday.