President Hu Jintao on Monday urged comprehensive efforts to push ahead the building of a modern armed police force and open up new prospects in the development of its capabilities. Hu, general secretary of the…
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A tourist coach overturned in Ali Mountain, Taiwan, Sunday afternoon, injuring 6 tourists from the Chinese mainland andone local tour guide. All the injured were sent to a local hospital immediately after the incident, said Liu Kezhi, director of Taipei office of the Cross-StraitsTourism Exchange Association. One of the injured was still in the hospital, and the others who suffered minor injuries were discharged from hospital, he said. Liu said, the coach, carrying tourists from Zhejiang province, overturned for braking disfunction on the highway of Ali Mountain. The Zhejiang tourist group arrived in Taiwan on Friday. Xinhua
A furniture company is being investigated after it was revealed that products said to be imported from Italy were made in China. According to a report by China Central Television, products sold by Shanghai-based DaVinci…
Heat stroke killed three rescuers trying to reach 28 coal miners trapped for five days after a fire, one of four mine accidents in China in the past week. Officials said the rescuers died Sunday…
The municipal health authority has launched a crackdown on restaurants’ use of illegal cooking oil to improve food safety. ‘All restaurants must retain receipts for cooking oil for inspection and we will increase the frequency…
China’s iconic basketball centre Yao Ming has not announced his retirement, his management team said on Saturday, while refusing to deny numerous reports that the All Star was quitting the game. ‘I am not denying…
Celebrity couple Nicholas Tse and Cecilia Cheung were seen having a discussion at their house in Hong Kong after news of their marriage being on the rocks was reported two months ago, China Press reported….
A power cut brought the new US$33 billion (S$40.3 billion) high-speed rail link between Beijing and Shanghai to a standstill on Sunday, Chinese railway authorities said, just 10 days after its high-profile launch. Nineteen trains…
Two workers were pulled out alive more than 180 hours after trapped in a collapsed coal mine in southwest China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, rescuers said Sunday morning. The two were among 18 miners trapped…
An equipment error brought high-speed rail service from Wuhan to Guangzhou to a standstill yesterday afternoon, the Guangzhou Daily reported. More than 10,000 passengers were stranded, and the train was delayed for an hour, according…