Speed limits problematic for electric scooters

2011-06-03 12:48:31

Aiming to overhaul the electric scooter industry and improve road safety, the national standard is believed to rule out most of the electric scooters travelling in the country and will affect numerous manufacturers' prospects if it's enforced.

4 dead, 4 still missing in flooded mine in SW China

2011-06-03 11:33:18

Four miners have been found dead and four others remained missing more than two days after a coal mine flooding in Southwest China, local authorities said Friday.

Official: Pollution reduction meets targets

2011-06-03 11:24:05

China's pollution reduction met the targets set for the 11th Five-Year Plan between 2006 and 2010, an environmental official said on Friday at a press conference.

Drought-plagued cites to embrace rainfalls

2011-06-03 09:55:45

The worst drought which hit provinces along the lower and middle reaches of the Yangtze River in 50 years will be eased as rains are forecast in the region over the following three days.

Chinese opera house wins int'l architectural award

2011-06-03 09:06:04

A landmark opera house in China has won a top international award from Britain's leading architectural organization for the excellence of its design.

Meat processor reopens after scandal

2011-06-03 08:14:52

A subsidiary of China's largest meat processor, the Shuanghui Group, reopened on Thursday just two months after a food additive scandal rocked the company.

Life behind the Three Gorges Dam

2011-06-03 07:49:42

th limited access to arable land and transportation, opportunities are scarce in the shadow of the great project, Hu Yinan reports from Zigui in Hubei province.

Viral encephalitis outbreak contained in E China

2011-06-03 07:35:30

An outbreak of viral encephalitis that has hospitalized more than 100 children in East China's Fujian province since early May is now under control, local heath authorities said on Thursday.