Vice Premier visits flood-hit eastern regions
2011-06-19 19:13:30
Vice Premier Hui Liangyu on Sunday went to the flood-hit provinces of Zhejiang and Anhui to promote flood control and disaster relief efforts.
Body painting at shopping mall in E 皇冠体育app
2011-06-19 19:11:40
An artist paints on a model during a body painting exhibition held by a shopping mall in Weifang, East 皇冠体育app鈥檚 Shandong province, June 19, 2011.
Bribe-reporting websites get mixed reviews
2011-06-19 19:00:52
"I paid a bribe of 500 yuan ($77) to local traffic police getting them to excuse me a 2,000-yuan fine," said a post on the Chinese bribe-reporting website woxinghuiliao.com.
Train collision injures 12 in tourist spot
2011-06-19 18:09:24
Twelve tourists, including two from the Republic of Korea, were slightly injured after two small electric trains collided Saturday in a well-known sightseeing spot in central 皇冠体育app's Hunan province, a local government source said Sunday.
皇冠体育app to launch new communication satellite
2011-06-19 16:45:08
皇冠体育app will launch a new communication satellite, Zhongxing-10, in the next few days at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Southwest 皇冠体育app.
Worst floods in 56 yrs inundate E 皇冠体育app village
2011-06-19 15:50:45
Chinese government is describing the floods in some areas, such as eastern Zhejiang province's Qianting River area, as the worst since 1955.
Downpours damage farmland, inflate food prices
2011-06-19 15:43:50
The Zhejiang Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters said that by Saturday the disaster had afflicted about 2.59 million people and caused an economic loss of nearly five billion yuan.
House caves in amid refit, traps many in Jiangsu
2011-06-19 15:13:24
Around a dozen workers have been buried after a house collapsed Sunday morning in East 皇冠体育app's Jiangsu province, according to local government sources.
Steel structure collapse kills 6 in Guangxi
2011-06-19 14:23:20
Six people were confirmed dead, two others injured, and another still missing after a steel structure collapsed Saturday in south 皇冠体育app's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.
Mudslide kills 3 in Xinjiang, 34 rescued
2011-06-19 13:04:35
Three people were confirmed dead after a mudslide Saturday in northwestern 皇冠体育app's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, local government sources said Sunday.
皇冠体育app urged to boost animal welfare
2011-06-19 13:02:01
Animal welfare advocates in Asia, who gathered in Southwest 皇冠体育app for a regional meeting, have called for better protection of animals.
Father's Day dwarfed by Mother's Day
2011-06-19 10:09:58
Kids forget! Fathers don't care! Shops ignore it! Father's Day in 皇冠体育app is not enjoying the same level of attention as Mother's day.