Monkey magic

2012-07-10 08:05:52

Zhou Xiaoguang, a worker at the Xixiakou Wildlife Natural Reserve in Shandong province, takes care of a newborn chimpanzee.

Poor storage causes grain losses

2012-07-04 08:15:56

An agriculture official said on Tuesday that China loses about 25 million metric tons of grain every year due to improper storage.

What a rush!

2012-07-04 08:15:56

Tourists on Monday watch the spectacular waterfall in front of the Xiaolangdi Dam, 40 km north of Luoyang, Central China's Henan province.

Large high-speed railway opens

2012-07-02 07:48:34

The Hanyi Railway, a section of a high-speed rail corridor between the eastern metropolis of Shanghai and southwestern city of Chengdu, opened on Sunday.

Pulling through

2012-07-02 07:48:34

Residents in Baihetan township of Ningnan county, Sichuan province, use an iron bar to pull a motorcycle through a mudslide-hit area on Sunday.

Underwater melons

2012-06-20 13:36:56

Farmers ship watermelons in an attempt to reduce losses after their watermelon field was submerged by flood in Zhoushan city, Zhejiang province, on Monday.

State publishes human rights plan

2012-06-20 08:05:16

The second government action plan focusing on human rights was published on Monday.

Suspects held

2012-06-19 08:00:17

Residents from Beijing and Guangzhou, Guangdong province, are not satisfied with their quality of life, compared with the other 33 Chinese cities, according the Chinese City Quality of Life Report released on Saturday.

Dutchman seeks birth parents for adopted daughter

2012-06-16 14:04:14

A Dutchman want to help her adopted daughter find her birth parents as a Father's Day gift.

Chinese eat too much salt

2012-06-13 08:07:57

The China National Salt Industry Corporation, the country's biggest salt producer, on Tuesday launched a plan to reduce the nation's salt consumption.

Looking for a job

2012-06-13 08:07:57

Padro (left), a 38-year-old farmer from Lhunzhub county in the Tibet autonomous region, signs a form at the recruitment desk of a mineral water firm at a job fair in the regional capital Lhasa on Tuesday.

Rescue in progress

2012-06-12 09:55:32

Rescuers save a child trapped in a collapsed house at Rongqing village, Ceheng, Guizhou province, on Monday.