Food prices down for fifth straight week The price of food in major cities has fallen for the past five weeks in a row, the Ministry of Commerce said on Monday. Of the 58 food items monitored last week in 36 principal cities, 31 have seen their pric
AP video shows China earthquake's first moments Chengdu-- The moment that a devastating earthquake struckSouthwest China, the hills surrounding the city of Chengdu shook, people ran outside in confused panic, and a thick, white cloud of dust envelop
PM orders reinforcements as toll rises to 14,866 China's central government has ordered to mobilize 50 more military helicopters to airlift the critically injured residents from the mountain-logged rural areas, also epicenter of the killer earthquak
Troops fight against time to save lives According to the book Art of War by Sun Tzu, speed is the soul of warfare. And it seems the People's Liberation Army is taking note, as it handles rescue and relief operations in Sichuan. The PLA's General Sta
Download With a possible US recession looming, Colonel Sanders is turning to China to fill the breach, offering a menu of fried dough and preserved egg porridge alongside the chicken that turned KFC into an American icon. Beset by falling sales at h
ATV grab shows Chinese climbers carrying the Olympic flame scale the summit of Mt. Qomolangma on Thursday morning. The climbers started the final assault from the attack camp at 8,300 meters of the mountain at 3:00 am on Thursday and are expected to
Northeast Errenzhuan A stage scene of Errenzhuan Northeast Errenzhuan is a form of duet, also known as Bengbeng. It originated in Northeast China's Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongiiang provinces. It is a form of Quyi that involves storytelling, singing
Olympic flame relayed in Guangzhou amid over 1 mln people's cheers Torchbearer Dong Zhaozhi lights the cauldron with the torch after the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games torch relay in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, on May 7, 2008
Illustration of Light the Passion Share the Dream Wishes Collection on the Internet Light the Passion Share the Dream! On March 24 the Olympic Torch will be lit in Ancient Olympia, Greece, and begin making its way to Beijing. In an effort to give ne
Beijing Olympic volunteers corps launched Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping addresses the mobilization gathering of the volunteers for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, at the Workers' Gymnasium in Beijing, capital of China, May 4, 2008. (Photo credit
The last torchbearer display the Olympic torch (HAIKOU, May 6) -- At 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, the last torchbearer to carry the sacred flame through Hainan Province's capital city, Haikou, lit the waiting cauldron at Century Square amid enthusiastic ch
