Web China: traffic jam claims woman's life
A woman in her 50s died Friday in the back of an ambulance during Beijing's afternoon rush hour, as barely any cars made way for the ambulance. The tragedy has triggered a wave of heated debate and soul-searching on the Internet.
A New Yorker in Beijing
23-year-old Gavin not only has an affluent family background and received prestigious education, but can also speak fluent Mandarin in Beijing dialect. Having stayed in China for over 5 years, he has also built a very large student organization covering over dozens of world-renowned universities.
Shanghai encourages single-child couples to have baby
Family planning authorities in Shanghai Municipality are encouraging couples who are both a single child themselves to have a second baby.
Largest Chinese dictionary to be revised
All 25 volumes of a revised edition of the most inclusive Chinese dictionary, the Hanyu Da Cidian, will be published by 2020, according to an announcement on Monday.
China to open first subway crossing Yangtze
China's first subway line to cross the Yangtze River, the country's longest waterway, is expected to start test run this month in the central city of Wuhan, local officials said Tuesday.
Xinjiang plane hijackers sentenced to death
A court in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Tuesday sentenced three men to death and another one to life imprisonment after finding them guilty of attempting to hijack an aircraft in June.
Xi Jinping vows no stop in reform and opening up
Xi Jinping, the newly elected Communist Party chief, went on his first inspection trip to south China's Guangdong Province,issuing a singal of his committment to reform and opening up.
