Shaolin Temple invites calligraphy lovers to copy scriptures
The Shaolin Temple, the cradle of Chinese kung fu, has invited 10,000 lovers of Chinese calligraphy around the world to copy Buddhist scriptures by hand.
Senior official probed in SW China
Zhao Miao, a senior official in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, is under investigation for suspected severe violations of disciplines, the provincial anti-graft body said.
No news of 22 trapped in flooded China mine
Half the water from a flooded coal mine in southwest China's Yunnan Province has been pumped out, but no substantial progress made in the search for the 22 miners trapped since Monday.
Oil leak blamed for tap water contamination
A subsidiary of CNPC, China's largest oil company, is being blamed for an oil leak which contaminated tap water in Lanzhou on Friday, affecting 2.4 million people.
Chinese bombed by 300 bln spam SMS in 2013
Chinese mobile users received over 300 billion pieces of SMS spam last year, based on analysis of 270 million complaints, the People's Daily reported on Saturday.
NW China city fights tap water contamination
Authorities in Lanzhou, capital of northwest China's Gansu Province, worked all-out Friday night to fight tap water contamination, hoping to resume water safety Saturday.
China's maritime space being carved up: official
China is facing serious challenges to its maritime rights, with its resources being plundered and seas carved up, a senior oceanic official said Friday.
Shared anti-Japanese memory links mainland, Taiwan
Gazing at the martyrs' names engraved on a wall in the anti-Japanese aviation martyr cemetery in Nanjing City, Lee Chi-ming, retired major general from Taiwan, was lost in memories.
Activist’s appeal rejected
A Beijing court on Friday rejected the appeal of Chinese activist Xu Zhiyong who was given a four-year sentence in prison for assembling a crowd to disrupt order in public places.
Beijing mulls smoking ban
The Beijing government offered a draft regulation that bans smoking in public places and the use of public funds to buy cigarettes up for public consultation on Friday.