Extra buses aid stranded passengers

Long-distance bus operators in Shanghai put more than 60 vehicles on standby on Sunday, using extra buses to transport additional daily passengers south to aid commuters stranded by the train accident on Saturday in Wenzhou,…

Fugitive train robber trapped in transit

A member of a gang of Trans-Siberian train robbers who robbed, raped and murdered passengers was arrested after 18 years on the run Friday at Beijing Capital International Airport as he tried to transit to…

Rail equipment shares plunge after train crash

HONG KONG/SHANGHAI, July 25 – Shares of China rail equipment makers fell as much as 16 percent on Monday after a deadly train crash at the weekend triggered concerns about the safety of China’s fast-growing rail…

China to tighten rules on pesticide use

Law enforcement officers from the industry and commerce administration of Deqing county, Zhejiang province, check whether pesticide residue in peppers in a greenhouse exceeds the standard. Ni Lifang / China Daily The crackdown comes as…

Young campers get taste of military life

Dressed in camouflage clothing, over 170 students participate in a military summer camp held in East China’s Jinan city by the Juvenile Working Committee of Shandong province, July 24, 2011. The five-day program aims at…

China orders overhaul of transportation safety

BEIJING – China’s transportation authority on Sunday ordered local departments to launch thorough safety overhaul to resolutely curb severe traffic accidents after a raft of tragedies in less than a month. Local authorities should spare…

People flock to beach to avoid summer heat

People crowd a swimming beach in Qingdao, a coastal city in East China’s Shandong province, on July 23, 2011. Tens of thousands of people swarmed the beach to escape the summer heat. [Photo/Asianewsphoto]

Family has lucky escape from train crash

WENZHOU, Zhejiang – “Thank goodness I am OK,” said Tian Ruiyin, 39, who never expected an ordinary train journey to turn into a nightmare. On July 23, it was just another trip from his hometown…