Carbon rule may clip wings of China's aviation sector

2011-05-18 08:02:27

EU program will drastically increase operating costs for airlines, reports Li Jing in Beijing.

'Family planning still needed'

2011-05-18 07:58:54

An expert in Shanghai said her research reveals that it is still too early to encourage people to have more than one child in China.

Severe drought saps power output

2011-05-18 07:51:06

A severe drought along the Yangtze River is drying up electricity output at some big dams in the southern parts of China, including the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydropower project.

HIV/AIDS sufferers rejected by hospitals

2011-05-18 07:22:16

People living with HIV and AIDS in China are routinely denied treatment in mainstream hospitals and face widespread medical discrimination due to fear and ignorance about the disease.

Volunteer program receives 60,000 applications

2011-05-18 06:30:25

Within one month, more than 60,000 Chinese university students have volunteered to participate in an annual program to serve in the country's western regions after their graduation.

Drunk driving incidents in China drop sharply

2011-05-18 06:29:17

Drunk driving incidents in China have fallen sharply over the past two weeks, as an amended Criminal Law which imposes harsher punishments on drunk drivers took effect on May 1. Top court urges leniency

China bans illegally-operated organization CHC

2011-05-17 22:56:55

The China High-tech Industrialization Cooperation Organization (CHC), an unregistered organization that had been operating illegally to profit from unauthorized authentication and project cooperation, was banned, the Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) announced on Tuesday.

3 arrested over Shanghai steamed bun scandal

2011-05-17 22:46:53

Three managers of a steamed bun production factory in Shanghai were officially arrested Tuesday for producing and selling shoddy products.

Drought cuts 230,000 people's drinking water

2011-05-17 22:41:45

More than 230,000 people in East China's Jiangxi province are short of drinking water amid an ongoing drought, according to local authorities.

Rewards offered for Palace Museum stolen relics

2011-05-17 22:26:58

Rewards are being offered for anyone who returns missing relics stolen from the Palace Museum on May 8 or provides tips on their whereabouts, Beijing Police announced at a press conference Tuesday afternoon.

HIV patients face medical discrimination

2011-05-17 21:22:20

After saying that he will kill himself by consuming an excessive amount of sleeping bills when the anxiety from discrimination becomes unbearable, a man with HIV sobbed while speaking at a conference highlighting equal medical rights for people living with HIV (PLHIV) in China.

China launches e-database of CPC theoretical works

2011-05-17 21:01:33

China has launched a free online database of a collection of theoretical works by leaders of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and documents issued by the country's central authorities.