Live report: 7.0-magnitude quake hits Sichuan
2013-04-20 08:35:49
A total of 186 people are dead and 21 are missing in the 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Sichuan province.
Snapshots1.5m affectedRelief materials to arriveXi orders all-out measuresLi at epicenterCounty struggles to recover Special
FBI held up Boston suspect's citizenship bid
2013-04-21 12:29:42
U.S. officials decided in recent months not to grant Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev's application for citizenship after a background check showed he had been interviewed in 2011 by the FBI, the New York Times reported on Saturday.
Local govts sell less land for construction
2013-04-21 02:31:30
China's Ministry of Land and Resources (MLR) said Saturday that the country's local governments sold 322,800 hectares of land to be used for construction in 2012, down 3.3 percent from 2011.
18 dead in NE China colliery blast
2013-04-21 01:55:39
A coal mine gas blast killed 18 people and injured 12 others in Northeast China's Jilin province, local authorities said Sunday.
Premier Li directs quake-relief at epicenter
2013-04-20 17:22:38
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has arrived at the epicenter of a 7.0-magnitude earthquake which jolted southwest China's Sichuan Province and killed at least 124 Saturday.
China refutes US human rights book
2013-04-21 10:35:56
China on Sunday retorted the US criticism and distortions of its human rights situation by publishing a report of the US human rights record.
Full Text of Human Rights Record of the US in 2012
China confirms 21 H7N9 deaths
2013-04-21 20:28:46
A total of 102 cases of human H7N9 avian influenza, including 21 deaths, have been reported as of 3:00 pm Sunday, said China Central Television.
H7N9 virus strain from mainland arrives in Taiwan
H7N9 flu transmission studied
Victims' families arrive in Boston
2013-04-20 23:30:11
The families of the two Chinese victims in Boston explosions arrived the city on Friday.
Boston bombing suspect detained
Cross-talk artist helps to spread the word
2013-04-20 02:03:02
Cross-talk used to be considered an entertainment only for northern Chinese, yet one of the country's top cross-talk performers, Guo Degang, has brought it not only to all of China, but to the world.
'Green' awareness levels drop in Beijing
2013-04-20 00:44:15
The level of environmental awareness among Beijing residents has fallen for the third consecutive year, a new survey shows.
Palace Museum spruces up
2013-04-20 00:34:19
Beijing's Palace Museum launched an eight-year campaign this week to remove all potential safety hazards, part of preparations for the imperial palace's 600th anniversary celebrations in 2020.
First couple on Time's list of most influential
2013-04-20 02:07:46
President Xi Jinping and first lady Peng Liyuan made the list of the world's 100 most influential people published by Time magazine on Friday, adding to China's global prestige.