Fury over Internet Addiction claims

Calls from some doctors for China to define Internet Addiction as a mental illness have triggered a furious dispute among the country's 250 million netizens.

No music with question about copyright fees

More than 200 restaurants and hotels in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, have suspended the playing of background music as of today, questioning the legality of copyright fees required by the Yunnan Office of the Music Copyright Society of China.

More college grads to be hired as rural teachers

The Ministry of Education (MOE) said on Monday it would recruit 30,000 college students as rural teachers next year, a move intended to ease employment pressure in China amid the global financial downturn.

Chinese citizens back home from Thailand

China had brought back 2,433 Chinese citizens stranded in Thailand by 8:30 a.m. (0030 GMT) on Monday, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said.

China's tallest building breaks ground

Groundbreaking ceremonies held today marked the start of construction of the Shanghai Tower, the city's latest super-tall building.

Gifts from patients 'not bribery'

Although China set out regulations to outlaw commercial bribery in the medical field back in 2006, lack of a clear legal basis meant little progress was made.

Exclusive: More Chinese trapped in Oberoi hotel rescued

Another five Chinese nationals trapped in one of the hotels under siege in the Indian commercial capital of Mumbai have been rescued by Indian security forces, Zhang Longhai, Chinese consul in Mumbai, told China.org.cn in a telephone interview this afternoon.

Cheeky Monkey Theater presents Green Eyes on Chinese

Cheeky Monkey Theater presented its latest production, Green Eyes on Chinese, at Yigong Yushan on Thursday, November 20. The show, performed in Chinese by Elyse Ribbons and dancer Hua Lingyun, is a unique mix of traditional theater, modern dance, multimedia and stand-up comedy.

House salesgirls risk their lives for wages

Six salesgirls climbed to the top of a 25-storey building in Zhengzhou on Monday afternoon, threatening to jump if their employers continued to withhold money owed to them.

Lang Ping not to extend US volleyball contract

USA Volleyball announced Tuesday that "Jenny" Lang Ping has elected not to extend her contract as the head coach for the US Women's National Volleyball Team program for the upcoming Olympic quadrennial, according to USAV Chief Executive Officer Doug Beal.