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Officials sacked over forced lottery sale

National
2009-11-18

NEIGHBORHOOD officials in southwestern China's Sichuan Province have been fired or suspended from work after forcing low-income residents to buy welfare lottery when they claim government-sponsored living allowances. ...

Jobs lost after donated blood goes on flowers

National
2009-11-12

THREE medical workers in southwest China's Sichuan Province have been penalized after donated blood ended up with a flower lover to nurture his orchids. A worker and a director with the blood department of an...

Pandas to be separated, for now

National
2009-11-9

THERE'S nothing like a little time apart to rekindle the affections that could lead to a panda cub. So says a panda expert sent by China's mainland to Taiwan to advise on how to encourage mating by the pair given...

Search for missing Russians put off

National
2009-11-5

CONTINUOUS snowfall forced rescuers to suspend their search yesterday for two Russian tourists missing in an avalanche in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The tourists had little chance of survival after being...

Noted educator shown leniency over illegal loans

National
2009-11-5

A COURT in southwest China's Sichuan Province has given a light sentence to a legendary schoolmaster who was convicted of illegally borrowing 123 million yuan (US$18 million) from the public to fund his school. ...

Acid-attack girl given hope by surgeons

Metro | Health
2009-9-24

A GIRL, 15, horribly disfigured in a sulfuric acid attack two years ago, received a group diagnosis by esteemed surgeons and experts from Shanghai hospitals yesterday. The city is the last leg of a national charity...

Drunk driver escapes death row

National
2009-9-9

CHINA'S first drunk driver to be sentenced to death for causing a fatal car crash broke down in tears yesterday after a Sichuan Province court commuted his penalty to life in prison. His relatives, however, still...

120,000 evacuate after heavy rains

National
2009-9-1

HEAVY rain that began on Thursday has led to the deaths of eight people and the evacuation of more than 120,000 in southwestern China's Chongqing Municipality and neighboring Sichuan Province, local flood control...

Wetland park to purify water

Metro | World Expo
2009-8-28

CHENGDU City, capital of Sichuan Province, will build a wetland park at the 2010 World Expo that uses soil and vegetation to purify rainwater. The 2,680-square-meter park in the Puxi section of the Expo site will...

25 panda cubs born at Ya'an base in Sichuan

National
2009-8-27

TWENTY-FIVE giant panda cubs have been born at a protection center for the endangered animal in southwest China's Sichuan Province since a devastating earthquake hit the province on May 12, 2008, authorities said...