1. Mafia in China
(SOCIETY/People)

A Mafia ring leader, who is also son of a former high-ranking city official, was executed Thursday by lethal injection in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, according to a court statement. ...

2. Latest News about H1N1 in China
(HEALTH/CHINESE MEDICINE)

The Chinese mainland reported four more deaths from A/H1N1 flu Thursday after at least eight people had fallen victim to the disease, authorities said. A 33-year-old man from northwest China's Gansu ...

3. U.S. President Obama to Visit China
(SOCIETY/Politics)

... eastern city of Hangzhou last week, senior Chinese and U.S. trade officials pledged not to stage any new trade protection measures against each other. Meanwhile, Xu Caihou, vice chairman of China's Central ...

4. BYD Boss Becomes the Richest Man in China
(BUSINESS & TECH/CHINESE ECONOMY)

Wang Chuanfu, owner of BYD, Shenzhen's car and battery maker, has officially become the richest tycoon in China's mainland, followed by Liu Yongxing, chief of East Hope Group, and Zong Qinghou, head ...

5. Slow Post from China Brings Surprise and Success
(ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT/Art)

... in northeast Beijing. The area has been developed over the past eight years into a place for innovative artists. The zone has no regular green-colored China Post office, so Panda SD fills the gap. But ...

6. ChiNext Makes Strong Debut
(BUSINESS & TECH/CHINESE ECONOMY)

... Shenzhen Stock Exchange in southern China, were halted for 30 minutes at least once after they rose 20 percent from their opening prices. Film producer Huayi Brothers Media Corp rose 123 per ...

7. Chinese-made Water Aircraft to Take off in 2013
(BUSINESS & TECH/CHINESE ECONOMY)

... Forestry Administration, at least 10,000 wildfires occur in the country's forests each year. Engineers also aimed to develop the amphibious aircraft into one that can help rescue more people on the sea. ...

8. Lingering drought hits Chinese provinces
(TRAVEL/CITIES IN CHINA)

... inconveniences to local residents' daily bath and laundry. The drought has left more than 70,000 people in Zhangzhou City in the southeastern Fujian Province short of drinking water. Local hydraulic ...

9. China Warns of More A/H1N1 Deaths
(HEALTH/CHINESE MEDICINE)

... its first death from the disease, an 18-year-old woman in Maizhokunggar County, in Tibet's Lhasa City, who died on Oct. 4. The virus was spreading from the eastern and southern parts of the country to ...

10. 'Super-Expensive-Cigarette Official' Jailed for Bribes
(SOCIETY/Law)

A court in east China's Jiangsu Province Saturday sentenced a government official, dubbed "super-expensive-cigarette director", to 11 years in prison for accepting bribes. Zhou Jiugeng, former director ...

11. China Confident of Rejuvenation: Hu Jintao
(SOCIETY/Politics)

... Committee, the president said. "Today, a socialist China geared to modernization, the world and the future has stood rock-firm in the east of the world," said Hu. He vowed to "unswervingly" stick to ...

12. Wedding Ceremony Peak Comes During the China' National Day Holiday
(SOCIETY/Culture)

... by at least 1,000 to 2,000 yuan.  ...

13. China's Kunshan EPZ export rises 9.3%
(BUSINESS & TECH/CHINESE ECONOMY)

Kunshan export processing zone (EPZ) in east China's Jiangsu Province saw export volume up 9.3 percent during the first eight months this year, according to the General Administration of Customs (GAC) ...

14. Residents in Beijing accept A/H1N1 flu vaccine shots
(HEALTH/CHINESE MEDICINE)

... reasons," Liang said. Liang also said there was still uncertainty about the safety of vaccination for "sensitive groups" such as pregnant and breastfeeding women. So far, no deaths from A/H1N1 flu ...

15. China's Lucky "999" Day
(SOCIETY/People)

... offices, and the figure was about 3,000 for the eastern city of Nanjing, according to local civil affairs authorities.     "The figure 6,106 sets a one-day record for marriages since 1949, when the People's ...

16. Taming the desert
(News/Newsflash)

... threats to sustainable development - not only to China, but also to the whole North East Asian region.   According to the latest reliable figures released by the government, a staggering 27-percent ...

17. Man Sentenced to Jail in China's Crackdown on Drink-Driving
(SOCIETY/Law)

A man has been sentenced to a jail term for causing the death of a 16-year-old girl in east China amid a national crackdown on drink-driving. Wei Zhigang, 29, responsible for the death of Ma Fangfang ...

18. Relationship between China and Russia on Market Closure
(BUSINESS & TECH/CHINESE ECONOMY)

... government would take active measures to help adjust business operations in Russia, Chen said. Russian police abruptly shut down Cherkizovsky Market in northeast Moscow on June 29 after disclosures of ...

19. China's Tea Capital
(SOCIETY/Culture)

The word you will hear most often in Anxi is probably Tie Guan Yin, the name of a premium variety of Oolong tea. Anxi, a small and mountainous county in southeast China's Fujian Province, is hailed as ...

20. Chinese Valentine's Day celebrations
(SOCIETY/Culture)

... allowed to meet only once a year in heaven on this day.   In accordance with the legend, couples throughout the country are set to celebrate in both modern and traditional ways. In eastern China's ...