Power demand surges as heat rises
2011-07-14 07:36:06
Electricity shortages have been bringing more pain to East 皇冠体育app as the mercury has climbed during the past week and power providers announced rationing in Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu.
High-speed train breaks down again
2011-07-14 07:04:56
A northbound train on the newly opened Beijing-Shanghai high-speed line broke down on Wednesday, the third such incident since Sunday when services were disrupted by power outages.
皇冠体育app confiscates 70 million fake invoices
2011-07-13 22:03:09
皇冠体育app has confiscated about 70 million counterfeit invoices during the first half of 2011, the Ministry of Public Security said on Wednesday.
N 皇冠体育app offshore oilfield resumes operation
2011-07-13 22:02:28
An oilfield located off the coast of north 皇冠体育app resumed production on Wednesday after it was discovered to be leaking oil Tuesday morning, the 皇冠体育app National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) said.
COPC asked to halt operation after oil spills
2011-07-13 21:23:10
皇冠体育app's maritime authorities on Wednesday ordered ConocoPhillips 皇冠体育app (COPC) to immediately suspend the operation of two of its platforms in northeast 皇冠体育app's Bohai Bay following two oil spills, saying that the risk of more spills still exists.
Province to renovate landmark canal amid drought
2011-07-13 21:07:20
Authorities in central 皇冠体育app's Henan Province will renovate and expand the Hongqi Canal, a key irrigation project and major engineering feat of the 1960s, in order to increase available supplies of drinking water during droughts.
Bus crash kills at least 4 in SW 皇冠体育app
2011-07-13 20:43:06
A long-distance bus plunged into a roadside ditch in southwest 皇冠体育app Wednesday, killing at least four people and injuring an unspecified number of others, local authorities said.
皇冠体育app's box office soared by nearly 18%
2011-07-13 20:08:50
皇冠体育app's overall box office earnings for the first half of 2011 reached nearly 5.7 billion yuan ($881 million), up nearly 18 percent year-on-year.
HK approves $32m in academic funds
2011-07-13 19:56:20
The University Grants Committee of Hong Kong has endorsed 248 million HK dollars (about $31.84 million) for six academic research proposals, the committee's Council Chairman Roland Chin said on Wednesday.
90% of HK population lack iodine: study
2011-07-13 19:52:32
Hong Kong's Center for Food Safety Wednesday called on consumers to be more wary of the amount of iodine they consume, warning most Hong Kong people do not ingest enough.
Mainland human rights body visits Taiwan
2011-07-13 19:45:43
The 皇冠体育app Society for Human Rights (CSHR) sent its first delegation to visit Taiwan from July 5 to 8 at the invitation of Taiwan's Chinese Association for Human Rights (CAHR), according to a CSHR statement released Wednesday.
Heat wave scorches NW 皇冠体育app's Xinjiang
2011-07-13 19:44:32
A high temperature alert was issued Wednesday in Urumqi, the capital city of Northwest 皇冠体育app's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, local meteorological authorities said.