Rains batter parts of China,floods spread

2011-06-16 22:42:17

Rains pelting parts of central and southern China have forced tens of thousands of people to escape rising rivers and prompted the government to demand safety checks on vulnerable dams, news reports said.
Relief team dispatched to flooded areas

Flood hits E China's Zhejiang province

2011-06-16 22:13:39

Torrential rains are still ravaging central and southern China, nearly two weeks after leaving at least 105 people dead and 65 missing.

Graduates turn from Gaokao to SAT

2011-06-16 21:51:02

About 2,500 high school students in Beijing have registered for the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) this year. Last year's figure was around 1,000, according to Beijing Municipal Commission of Education, Xinhua News Agency reported Thursday.

China divorce rate 8.5% in 2010

2011-06-16 21:19:54

According to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, 2.68 million couples ended their marriage during 2010, up 8.5 percent over 2009.

Team dispatched to survey floods

2011-06-16 20:57:48

China's central authorities Thursday dispatched a disaster survey and relief team to the southern province of Jiangxi where rain-triggered floods this week have affected more than 3 million people and killed four, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

280 cases of tick-borne disease reported this year

2011-06-16 20:53:11

As of June 16, more than 280 cases of tick-borne disease have been reported in central and east China's provinces of Henan, Hubei, Shandong, Anhui and Jiangsu, according to the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Subway connects Shenzhen with HK

2011-06-16 20:52:23

The southern Chinese city of Shenzhen's Line 4 subway went into operation Thursday afternoon, seamlessly connecting Shenzhen and Hong Kong for the first time.

Natural disasters leave 7,844 killed or missing

2011-06-16 20:23:55

Natural disasters had left 7844 people killed or missing in China in 2010, and caused more than 534 billion yuan (82 billion U.S. dollars) direct economic loss, Ministry of Civil Affairs said Thursday.

Two captive-bred giant pandas set free

2011-06-16 19:51:20

Researchers at a giant panda breeding base in Sichuan province released two pregnant giant pandas into a semi-wild environment near the base, as part of the base's efforts to help more captive-bred pandas adapt to the wild.

Marine team to monitor west Pacific radiation

2011-06-16 19:50:04

China's State Oceanic Administration dispatched a marine monitoring team Thursday from Xiamen City, in China's southeast Fujian Province, to monitor radiation in the west Pacific.

Artist kneels in apology to animals

2011-06-16 17:59:16

Repeating these actions, the man who claimed to be a performance artist, Pian Shankong, said he wanted to call for animal protection through these gestures, the paper said.