A grave situation
2012-12-07 08:08:44
A tombstone sits on top of a grave mound in the middle of a construction site in a village in Taiyuan, North China's Shanxi province, on Thursday.
Express delivery speeds drug trade
2012-12-07 08:08:44
Express delivery has become a major channel for drug traders to transport drugs, according to Shanghai Customs officials.
Measures to lift border economy
2012-12-06 08:08:34
Authorities have formulated 10 measures to shore up the development of cross-border economic cooperation zones in a bid to lift China's opening-up in border areas, a senior official said on Wednesday.
Set to collect the prize
2012-12-06 08:08:34
Mo Yan, China's winner of the Nobel Prize in literature, bids farewell to journalists at Beijing Capital International Airport on Wednesday. The writer was leaving for Stockholm, where he will give a speech on Friday ahead of the awards ceremony on Monday.
4 injured when plane crashes
2012-12-05 08:17:17
A military jet crashed into a house near an airport in Shantou Tuesday, damaging the house and injuring four people, the Defense Ministry's news office said.
100-car accident
2012-12-05 08:17:17
Emergency workers rescue a victim trapped in a truck on the Beijing-Kunming Highway on Monday. A chain-reaction crash involving more than 100 vehicles killed one person and injured six on the road, which was shrouded by fog, in Sichuan province.
Birth permit now easier process
2012-12-04 07:58:50
The top family planning authority on Monday issued a notice simplifying the procedure of granting birth permits to parents-to-be, particularly for the migrant population.
Specially fertilized tea
2012-12-04 07:58:50
A girl and her father in panda costumes perform tea art in a tea garden in Ya'an, Sichuan province, on Sunday. The tea plants in the garden have been fertilized with panda excrement collected by An Yanshi, a former calligraphy teacher who has launched the pricey organic green tea.
Making inroads to a place where time stands still
2012-11-28 02:12:19
As dusk fell in Xiongdang village, Li Songying's relatives and friends gathered around a fire pit fenced with bricks to protect the small, wooden house.
Jet launch inspires 'Carrier-Style' online craze
2012-11-27 15:53:15
Chinese Internet users have been tirelessly imitating auspicious hand signals by crew members of the country's first aircraft carrier, Liaoning, in celebration of a crucial breakthrough in marching toward a deep-sea navy.
Ministry to improve weather response
2012-11-23 08:14:11
The Ministry of Transport pledged on Thursday to improve its response to bad weather, ministry spokesman He Jianzhong told a news conference.
Frosty frontier
2012-11-23 08:14:11
Frontier soldiers brave a snowstorm and temperatures as low as -20 C as they patrol the western part of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on horseback on Wednesday.