HK voted top 10 travel destinations worldwide
2011-05-05 21:01:59
Hong Kong has been voted one of the top 10 travel destinations worldwide and the best in Asia by users of travel website TripAdvisor.
Pianist appeals death sentence for murder
2011-05-05 20:50:07
A Chinese student who was sentenced to death for murdering a woman to cover up that he had accidentally run into her with his car had appealed the verdict, a local court said Thursday.
Copycat royal wedding gown a hit
2011-05-05 20:37:43
Yang Lifei, a Chinese fashion designer, originally made a copy of the gown for a British TV channel. After the dress was completed, her small wedding dress business received more than half a dozen orders in her hometown and other parts of China, as well as Paris, with prices ranging from 3,500 RMB ($540) in China to 8,000 RMB ($1230) in France.
Extreme drought overwhelms central China
2011-05-05 19:42:46
Renowned as China's "land of a thousand lakes", Hubei Province is now struggling with a prolonged drought. The five-month drought has affected Hubei's role as China's major grain and cotton producer.
Dozens have excessive lead levels in E China
2011-05-05 18:35:25
Dozens of people living near a battery plant in Zhejiang province have dangerously high lead blood levels, according to medical tests carried out since March.
Young practicers of traditional Chinese opera
2011-05-05 17:37:36
Students perform handstands during a physical skills practice session for Huiju, or Hui opera at an art school in Hefei, Anhui province May 5, 2011.
China fires up world's largest coal-based olefin plant
2011-05-05 16:55:47
Shenning Group, a subsidiary of China's biggest coal producer Shenhua Group, said Thursday that the world's largest coal-based olefin plant in Northwest China had started operating.
Restored temple opens to public
2011-05-05 14:38:41
A newly rebuilt Erwang Temple, which was damaged in the deadly 2008 Wenchuan quake in Southwest China's Sichuan province, opened to the public on April 21.
Beijing's population nears 20 million
2011-05-05 13:55:13
Beijing's population had risen to 19.6 million by Nov 1, 2010, with migrants from other provinces mainly contributing to the rapid growth, the city's statistics bureau said Thursday.
Lake in E China dry after less rain
2011-05-05 11:22:05
Poyang Lake is drying up because of less rainfall this year.
Officials in Chongqing become part-time farmers
2011-05-05 11:20:33
Officials in Nan'an district, Chongqing, are being required to farm for one month every year and the farmwork will be one part of their yearly performance evaluation.
China's richest village flies to new heights
2011-05-05 11:13:11
China's wealthiest village is looking to reach new heights once again by training 100 pilots for its new air tourism project, the Yangtze Evening News reported Thursday.