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Refurnished Fine Arts Museum Celebrates 40th Birthday
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| After over a year's renovation, the refreshed China National Museum of Fine Arts is to be reopened to the public on July 23 to celebrate its 40th birthday. On the occasion, the gallery will hold a large-scale art exhibition and five permanent collection exhibitions. |
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'Green Card' Regulations Revised for Foreigners
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| New regulations recently published by the Beijing Public Security Bureau have introduced revised guidelines for "green card" entitlements for foreign nationals living and working in China. The guidelines cover long-term and short-term residency periods. |
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Two Hong Kong Leading Secretaries Resign
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| Hong Kong Financial Secretary Antony Leung and Secretary for Security Regina Ip resigned yesterday, causing a major shock for the Hong Kong political arena. |
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Sanjiang's World Class Geology and Gene Bank
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| In the high mountains of Yunnan Province three rivers flow clear and unpolluted through an unspoilt area. The Sanjiang Region is a place of world-class geological wonders and home to a gene bank of striking bio-diversity. On July 2 this year, it was included in the World Heritage List. |
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Tri-party Price Hearing Focuses on Airfares
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| Representatives from a wide range of interest groups, including the authorities, the aviation industry and the general public, took part in a public hearing on airfares Wednesday in Beijing, the second such nationwide price hearing in China. |
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Huge Blast Kills 5, Injures 9 in Xi'an
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| Five local residents were killed and nine people were seriously injured by a fierce explosion Monday that rocked a supermarket in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province. |
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Beijing in Search of Olympic Icon
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| A global search for images of the fabled Monkey King, one of the candidates to become a mascot for the 2008 Olympic Games, has been launched by the National Society of Chinese Classic Literature Studies. |
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Water Level in Huaihe Mainstream Subsiding
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| The water level in Huaihe mainstream in Anhui Province is subsiding as effective flood-control measures have been taken and no heavy rains fell in the last few days, according to local officials. |
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Five Killed, 5,000 Affected by Mudslides
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| Waves of mud and rock swept through villages in southern China's Sichuan and Hubei provinces at the weekend, killing five and leaving scores missing. More than 5,000 people are believed to have been affected. Houses, roads and bridges have been damaged. |
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Premier Inspects Flood Control at Huaihe River
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| Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Saturday inspected the flood control work along east China’s Huaihe River ravaged by the worst flooding in more than a decade. |
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