All stranded Chinese citizens returned from Thailand

2008-12-03 05:10:36 GMT Xinhua EnglishBEIJING, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- All 3,000 plus Chinese citizens, stranded in Thailand, returned to China as of Wednesday morning, said sources with China Eastern Airlines.

CNPC to build pipeline in UAE

2008-12-03 03:12:37 GMT China DailyChina National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) has inked a deal to build a $3.29 billion oil pipeline in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the company's largest overseas construction project so far.

Apartment fire kills seven in east China city

2008-12-03 03:12:26 GMT Xinhua EnglishWENZHOU, Zhejiang Province, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- Seven people were killed after a fire broke out in an apartment building for aged people in east China's Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province early Wednesday morning, according to the city's fire brigade.

Bus, truck collision kills 22 in Xinjiang

2008-12-03 03:10:13 GMT China DailyURUMQI -- Twenty-two people died when a bus collided head on with a truck on National Highway 314 in Kuqa, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, around 8:40 am on Tuesday.

HK ship encounters pirates off Somalia

2008-12-03 02:38:05 GMT China DailyThe Hong Kong flagged merchant ship M/V Overseas Hercules uses fire hoses as a countermeasure against a possible pirate attack in the Gulf of Aden December 2, 2008. According to NATO headquarters in Naples, the Italian naval destroyer ITS Luigi Durand de la Penne arrived following a distress call and instructed the vessel to use its fire hoses to thwart an attack. No attack was made on the ship.

Senior Chinese legislators leave for Asian tour

2008-12-03 02:27:21 GMT Xinhua EnglishBEIJING, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- A delegation of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's legislature, left here Wednesday morning for friendly visits to the Republic of Korea (ROK), Vietnam, the Laos and Cambodia.

Fruity record

2008-12-03 01:52:34 GMT China DailyA huge patchwork made up of 349,200 navel oranges and other fruits reads "Welcome to Pingyuan" at a square in the county, Guangdong province, on Tuesday. Its creators claim it sets a Guinness World Record.

Holding high hopes for joint solutions

2008-12-03 01:21:38 GMT China DailyThe Sino-US Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) will start its fifth two-day session on Thursday in Beijing, with all eyes on how the two major economies will face the global financial crisis together even as Washington prepares for a handover of power to the Obama administration next month.

China greatly concerned about safety of hostages taken by Somali pirates

2008-12-02 23:53:34 GMT Xinhua EnglishUNITED NATIONS, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government is greatly concerned about the safety of Chinese hostages still taken by Somali pirates, China's UN Ambassador Zhang Yesui said Tuesday.

China urges chemical weapons owners to destroy stockpiles by 2012 deadline

2008-12-02 23:21:29 GMT Xinhua EnglishTHE HAGUE, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- Countries which possess chemical weapons should do their utmost to comply with the 2012 deadline for the destruction of their chemical weapons, Chinese ambassador Zhang Jun said Tuesday at an annual meeting of the states parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) in The Hague.