Potala Palace undergoing renovations on path

2011-04-22 10:52:21

The Potala Palace is undergoing renovations on a path leading to the castle. The project is scheduled to be finished by the end of this month.

Relentless practice makes dancing masters

2011-04-22 08:33:54

Three months of rehearsals will soon come down to one word for Tsinghua University's top dance group.

'Golden time' shines five decades after graduation

2011-04-22 08:22:52

"For me, the five years I spent at Tsinghua University was a golden time," said He Jianying, a retired engineer and scholar who studied in the department of electrical engineering at the university from 1953 to 1958.

Students connect with campus life through thriving BBS sites

2011-04-22 08:22:23

For some, the online Bulletin Board System (BBS) means more than just a way to socialize at Tsinghua University.

Tsinghua aspires to be top university

2011-04-22 08:19:35

As it celebrates its centennial anniversary this month, Tsinghua University will strive to be ranked on par with Harvard and Oxford as a major world university.

Trial starts for 'corrupt' ex-mayor

2011-04-22 08:19:03

Xu Zongheng, the former mayor of China's southern boomtown of Shenzhen, stood trial on Thursday on charges of accepting bribes, according to a local court in Central China.

Confucius Institutes recruiting directors

2011-04-22 08:00:57

As the number of Confucius Institutes increases in other countries, China plans to recruit 199 Chinese directors who will work in the non-profit organizations, teaching their language and promoting their native culture around the world.

Statue moved inside

2011-04-22 08:00:57

A 9.5-meter bronze statue of Confucius that was unveiled on Jan 11 at the side of Tian'anmen Square was moved inside the National Museum of China on Thursday.

Xi'an changes property target

2011-04-22 08:00:57

In a revision signifying that local governments are yielding to the central government's pressure to rein in housing markets, Xi'an became the first city in China to announce it will lower a target aimed at controlling rises in new home prices.

Parents of hurt boy ask county to pay up

2011-04-22 08:00:57

Li Peiyao's parents were not pleased with the overdue apology they finally received from Gu Pengtu, chief of the county where they live, who had been in a car that knocked over their son in a traffic accident in 2009.

Baidu urged to start overhaul in dispute

2011-04-22 08:12:51

China's copyright authorities on Thursday urged Baidu, the largest search engine in the country, to come up with a plan to properly overhaul its online literary database. 410 sites shut down in piracy bust