Fresh signals bring hope of finding MH370 before black box powers off
Two fresh signals have been picked up in the search for missing Malaysian flight MH370, Australian officials said on Wednesday, raising hopes that wreckage will be found within days even as the black box batteries start to expire.
Sichuan official stripped
Guo Yongxiang, a former Sichuan provincial official, has been stripped of his Communist Party of China (CPC) membership and expelled from public office for serious law and discipline violations, the CPC discipline watchdog announced on Wednesday.
China warns US over HK
China on Wednesday expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to US interference in Hong Kong’s internal affairs, urging the US to respect China’s concerns.
Clear the decks
Smoke billows after a blast on a vessel under construction at a dockyard in Shanghai Wednesday. More than 10 fire trucks sped to the scene to deal with the blaze, and the fire has been put under control. There were no reports of casualties or details of the cost of the damage. The cause is under investigation. Photo: CFP
Official denies order to tear down churches in Wenzhou
Religious affairs authorities in Wenzhou, East China’s Zhejiang Province, on Wednesday denied recent accusations that Christian churches in the city had been ordered to dismantle buildings or take down crosses.
Court rejects appeal from cop who killed pregnant woman
A court on Wednesday rejected the appeal of a former policeman who was given a death sentence for shooting a pregnant woman dead in South China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
Guangzhou streets to see armed cop patrols
Thousands more armed police will patrol the streets in a bid to beef up security in Guangzhou, capital of South China’s Guangdong Province, the local public security bureau announced Tuesday.
Private hospital price controls relaxed
China will relax price controls over non-public hospital services in a move to encourage the development of private healthcare, authorities announced on Wednesday.
Desperate protest
Rescuers try to persuade a man to leave a chimney in Dongcheng district of Beijing on Tuesday. The man, a petitioner from Heilongjiang Province, was trying to demonstrate his grievances by the act. Police took him away.
People’s Daily reveals new media plans to students
The People’s Daily is no longer a traditional kind of newspaper, but a multimedia group ranging from print to website, mobile phone app, microblog and online TV, Ma Li, deputy editor-in-chief of the newspaper, told students at Xiamen University on Wednesday.