10 dead, 35 injured in hotel fire in NE China

2011-05-01 10:35:02

Ten people have been confirmed dead and 35 injured in a hotel fire in northeast China's Jilin Province early Sunday morning, local authorities said.

China may send women to space in 2012

2011-05-01 09:18:56

China's women astronauts may fly to space as soon as the latter half of next year, said a senior official in charge of the manned space program on Friday.

Couple get terms for enslaving disabled

2011-05-01 08:51:33

A court in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on Saturday sentenced a couple, who owned a building materials factory, to prison, for enslaving mentally ill workers.

Lightning sparks forest fires in N China

2011-05-01 08:47:34

A preliminary investigation showed that lightning was primarily responsible for most of the wildfires in North China's Shanxi province

6 dead in coach-truck collision in E China

2011-04-30 21:56:59

Six people were killed and seven others injured after a coach crashed head-on into a truck Saturday in east China's Jiangxi province, police said.

No abnormalities found in radiation levels in China

2011-04-30 21:20:18

The Chinese mainland's environmental radiation levels remain normal, according to a daily notice posted by China's National Nuclear Emergency Coordination Committee on Saturday.

Sandstorm hits Beijing

2011-04-30 20:27:15

The worst sandstorm of the year hit Beijing Saturday morning after sweeping through other regions in north China, the municipal meteorological station said.

Two road accidents in N China kill 8 and injure 33

2011-04-30 16:56:35

Eight people were killed and 33 others were injured in two road accidents in north China's Hebei province on Friday, local authorities said Saturday.

Two killed, 27 injured in N China road accident

2011-04-30 16:28:27

Two students were killed and 27 people were injured after a coach carrying college students collided with a truck and a van in north China's Hebei province Friday, local authorities said Saturday.

Forest fire breaks out in North China

2011-04-30 14:31:30

Thousands of fire fighters are working to put out a forest fire that broke out in north China's Shanxi Province Friday night, provincial authorities said Saturday.

Sandstorm to hit North China, heavy rain in East

2011-04-30 14:25:45

Chinese Meteorological authorities said Saturday that strong wind and sandstorm will hit parts of North China over the next 24 hours and storms will sweep the country's eastern provinces.