Wuhan, China News

A woman with two cages full of grasshoppers was put off a bus in China because other passengers could not stand the large insects' serenade, the driver said.

India Gazette Wednesday 8th July, 2009 New Delhi, July 8 : A Chinese man has found a novel way to stay cool and comfortable without electricity in summers - reptiles and lizards.

Parts of southern China have been ravaged by rainstorms, in particular, the areas of Hubei and Zhejiang Provinces, and Chongqing municipality.

Zhou Yongkang , member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, talks with Tan Jixiong a special policeman who was wounded during a mission, in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province July 4, 2009.

In the hot sun Fu Yongxian picked ripe watermelons on the farm. He looks so tan that people could hardly believe he was once a college student in Shanghai, China's most prosperous city.

BEIJING: The heatwave continues in Beijing and several other northern provinces Thursday, while rainstorms drench at least half of the country.

Air China launched its Hubei branch company yesterday, officially abandoning its pursuit of East Star Airlines and opening service from Wuhan to Guangzhou, Hangzhou and Shenzhen.

Six people were killed and another two are missing Monday after severe rainstorms lashed a wide swath of south and east China, local officials said.

WUHAN: Forensic experts and doctors have determined that chef Tu Yuangao, whose death sparked three days of civil unrest last week in central China, died after falling from a high building, said a spokesman with the government of Shishou city, Hubei Province, on Thursday.

FIVE officials in central China have been sacked and five other people arrested over a scam involving a lottery for apartments.

A 9-year-old boy can recite more than 100 bus routes in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province.

The third National Health Qigong Competition opened on Friday in Wuhan, capital city of central China's Hubei province, attracting 266 athletes from 30 provinces, distrcts and cities.

Fri, Jun 26, 2009 A hospital in central China dumped six aborted human fetuses and the bodies of two people at a construction site, state media said Friday.

BEIJING: Police across China have rescued 23 children in a nationwide crackdown on child trafficking from poor provinces, media said on Sunday.

Photo taken on Feb. 18, 2009 shows students of Wuhan Tibetan Middle School celebrating the Tibetan New Year.

An operation to rescue 10 babies from the clutches of kidnappers is being planned by police in Hubei province.

The American marketplace may be sluggish right now, but manufacturers and investors are betting big on China.

TNT on Thursday opened a regional road hub in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. Wholly owned subsidiary TNT Hoau will manage the facility, which is a milestone in the development of a Chinese domestic delivery arm for the company.

A Chinese academic who pioneered software to detect and prevent plagiarism in university papers is calling for stricter enforcement of regulations to curb plagiarism.

New Delhi, June 17 : A myna bird in China has become a celebrity, thanks to its unique singing talent.