Brief Fees scrapped at 33 museums in Beijing Starting today, 33 museums in Beijing will have free admission. Most of the museums will limit the number of visitors per day by issuing tickets. The public will still have to pay to see such historical s...
Hillary Clinton Takes Ohio Hillary Clinton staged a comeback winning the Ohio and Texas primaries, ending a string of defeats in her bid for the White House. Republican John McCain secured his nomination as well. Israeli attack on Palestinians After...
The Center for Environmental Education and Communications under the State Environmental Protection Administration of China joined with Volkswagen Group China this week to announce the official commencement of the 2008 Olympic City Tour which is part...
Monday sees the opening of this year's session of the country's top advisory body, two days ahead of a session of China's top legislature, the National People's Congress. Coverage of the annual session of the CPPCC is one of the times when the media...
Polls published on CCTV.com show the public is most concerned with medical and housing issues for the upcoming sessions of the NPC and the CPPCC. Education and an Olympic-driven boost to the Chinese economy are also high on the agenda. The annual se...
China's top legislature, NPC, and top political advisory body, CPPCC, will open their first sessions next week. And the number of registered overseas reporters for the two sessions has increased by about 20 percent over last year. Foreign journalist...
Party leader, Hu Jintao, has called for the government to improve its service to the people. He says a fair, capable and sustainable public service will help build a harmonious society. Hu Jintao says the ultimate goal of building a service-oriented...
World bank plans to open more offices in Beijing The World Bank's director for China, David Dollar, said in an interview with China Daily that it is exploring the possibility of establishing more offices in China to facilitate its local programs. Ro...
Government departments are speeding up reconstruction after the severe winter storms. The railway authorities as well have taken measures to ensure the smooth transport of essential supplies. Also measures have also been taken to restore agricultura...
Q1: How will you celebrate Valentines Day today? 1. Well go shopping, and then study. Maybe not. Well probably go shopping and watch a movie. 2. Im single, so Ive never really celebrated Valentines Day. I got up very early this morning and we plan t...
Red couplets, red lanterns, red paper-cuts, red fireworks, red Chinese knots and more there's even red underwear. But it's not just red that's all around there are rats, rats and more rats. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, the upcoming Sprin...
Delegates from the People's Liberation Army say military preparedness should be enhanced against threats to national sovereignty. They echoed Hu Jintao's report to the CPC National Congress in their group discussion. The PLA delegates highly commen...
Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), led the newly-elected members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 17th CPC Central Committee to meet the press here Monday morning. Hu...
The 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China concluded this morning after a week long session. Delegates praised the Congress which firmly entrenched socialism with Chinese Characteristics and the Scientific Outlook on Development as t...
Nigeria: Foreigners kidnapped Heavily armed gunmen in speedboats kidnapped seven workers, including three foreigners, from an offshore Nigerian oilfield on Saturday. The raid was the first big attack on an oil facility in five months since the inaug...
