Drug giant accused of toxic emissions

The Chinese mainland’s biggest antibiotics producer, in Harbin , Heilongjiang province , has been polluting its neighbourhood with poisonous gas and wastewater since the 1950s, according to a China Central Television report yesterday. CCTV report…

Country striking up patriotic tunes

BEIJING – Red songs are no longer the exclusive property of Southwest China’s Chongqing municipality The whole nation has begun a musical campaign to mark the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party…

Student falls to death before exam

  CHANGSHA – A high school graduate fell to his death from a dormitory building Tuesday in central Hunan Province ahead of the national college entrance examination, local authorities confirmed Wednesday. The public security bureau in…

Some families refuse melamine money

BEIJING – By the end of last year, the families of 272,000 victims of melamine-tainted milk and dairy products had signed up for one-time compensation payments, said a compensation fund manager. At least six babies…

Students lash out at dummies to vent emotions

In order to help its students improve their mental capacity to deal with stress, Hongtang High School in Ningbo city, in East China’s Zhejiang province, has introduced a psychological venting room, Zhejiang Daily reported on…

Three die amid Gaokao test

Three separate deaths of college-entrance-exam takers were reported in Hubei and Jiangsu provinces Monday, the first day of the exam, or Gaokao, highlighting the tremendous pressure that young examinees have to bear during China’s most…