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Premier Wen Jiabao lit the Paralympic flame at the ancient Temple of Heaven Thursday Thursday, kicking off a cross-China torch relay before the 13th Paralympics opens on September 6.
Central government departments and their subordinate units misused or embezzled about 4.52 billion yuan last year, for which 14 officials have been detained, said the country's top auditor.
Eight pandas flown to Beijing in May to add cheer to the Olympics are doing well and will probably stay in the capital until the end of the year.
The Paralympics will provide the ideal opportunity for the Chinese public to improve its awareness and understanding of people with physical disabilities, a senior Beijing official said yesterday.
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Usain Bolt of Jamaica (R) poses for photos with Huang Siyu, 13, (C) a survivor of the Sichuan earthquake (C) and Miss World, Zhang Zilin, (L) during a photocall at the Westin hotel in Beijing.
A year after helping to build the Bird's Nest, Tibetan migrant steelworker Leng Bao, returned to the stadium on Friday as a spectator.
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The Chinese are great people hard working, never idle, I went to Changsha where everyone I met were so humble toward me.
As I watched in fascination the Chinese follow the Olympic Games with unbridled pride and sense of accomplishment these past weeks, I realized I may have witnessed something way more important than a sporting gala here.
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Olympic spirit shines in Beijing
From one athlete hoping for victory to another who's got no less than eight under his belt!
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China's Zhang Wenxiu won her country a bronze medal with 74.32 meters in the women's hammer throw at the Beijing Olympic Games.
The smiling faces and encouraging high-fives were immediately replaced by misty eyes and tight hugs after 1.96m middle blocker Zhao Ruirui scored the decisive point to clinch the women's volleyball bronze medal for China.
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Rescuers prepare to enter the site of blast after Tuesday morning's explosion at a chemical plant in Yizhou, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, August 27, 2008.
Schoolchildren in Shanghai are not happy and the situation does not improve as they advance to the higher grades, a survey has found.
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Rescuers prepare to enter the site of blast after Tuesday morning's explosion at a chemical plant in Yizhou, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, August 27, 2008.
Individuals targeted by the online community are continuing to stoke discussions of privacy and safety.
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Rescuers prepare to enter the site of blast after Tuesday morning's explosion at a chemical plant in Yizhou, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, August 27, 2008.
It's not everyday that an immigrant family makes it big even in the "land of plenty". But the Chao family has made it.
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Rescuers prepare to enter the site of blast after Tuesday morning's explosion at a chemical plant in Yizhou, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, August 27, 2008.
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Rescuers prepare to enter the site of blast after Tuesday morning's explosion at a chemical plant in Yizhou, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, August 27, 2008.
Wu Xin, 30, divorced his wife on Aug 4 in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, because he believed her incapable of bearing a child. But he remarried her the same day after he learned it was he, not she, who was infertile.
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Rescuers prepare to enter the site of blast after Tuesday morning's explosion at a chemical plant in Yizhou, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, August 27, 2008.
Rapidly growing fiscal revenue helped the country reduce its central fiscal deficit last year, despite heavy investment in rural and western regions, Finance Minister Xie Xuren Wednesday.
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Rapidly growing fiscal revenue helped the country reduce its central fiscal deficit last year, despite heavy investment in rural and western regions.
China's economy has maintained steady and rapid growth in the first half but faces increasing uncertainty for the rest of the year, said a senior government official.
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China Construction Bank Corp, the country's second-largest commercial lender by assets, reported its net profit jumped 71.34 percent in the first half.
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co Ltd said it booked a net loss of 372.77 million yuan ($54.56 million) in the first half under Chinese accounting standards, due to high crude oil prices and government caps on refined oil product prices.
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China Life Insurance Co will increase investments in infrastructure and look out for acquisition opportunities in the financial industry.
Aluminum Corp of China, or Chinalco, has got Australian approval to raise to 11 percent its stake in Rio Tinto Group, the target of a hostile $143 billion takeover by rival miner BHP Billiton Ltd.
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Tickets for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Paralympics and associated sports events are selling well, a senior official from the Games' organizing committee said.
The impact of China's economic reforms in the last three decades has been as awe-inspiring, if not more, than the country's growth rate during the period, according to a leading international economist.
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Children of migrant workers will have the same education opportunities as their urban counterparts before the end of this year.
The Chinese government has approved a plan to restore normal life and production over the next three years in the areas devastated by the May 12 earthquake.
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A wooden sculpture of a crucified frog, entitled "Zuerst die Fuesse" (Feet First) and made by late German artist Martin Kippenberger in 1990, is shown in Bolzano August 28, 2008.
US troops will soon hand over control of Anbar province to Iraqi forces, a US military leader said Wednesday.
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A wooden sculpture of a crucified frog, entitled "Zuerst die Fuesse" (Feet First) and made by late German artist Martin Kippenberger in 1990, is shown in Bolzano August 28, 2008.
An Indian woman gave birth to a healthy boy aboard a jet airliner while flying to Australia to reunite with her husband.
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A wooden sculpture of a crucified frog, entitled "Zuerst die Fuesse" (Feet First) and made by late German artist Martin Kippenberger in 1990, is shown in Bolzano August 28, 2008.
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A wooden sculpture of a crucified frog, entitled "Zuerst die Fuesse" (Feet First) and made by late German artist Martin Kippenberger in 1990, is shown in Bolzano August 28, 2008.
Twelve movie extras are seeking $11 million in damages from Tom Cruise and his production company after suffering broken bones, cuts and bruises in the filming of World War Two picture "Valkyrie" in Berlin last year.
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A wooden sculpture of a crucified frog, entitled "Zuerst die Fuesse" (Feet First) and made by late German artist Martin Kippenberger in 1990, is shown in Bolzano August 28, 2008.
Leaders from member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) gathered in the Tajik capital of Dushanbe Thursday for a summit, which will focus on security, economic and cultural cooperation.
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Pitt stars in Ethan and Joel Coen's movie "Burn After Reading" which is being shown out of the competition at the Venice Film Festival.
The annual famous International Film Festival kicked off on Wednesday evening in this beautiful island Lido of Venice, in Italy.
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Samantha Ronson is reportedly set to write a tell-all book about her relationship with Lindsay Lohan.
"Fool's Gold" star Kate Hudson has been sued by a firm that says hair care products she developed with hair stylist-to-the-stars David Babaii are based on ideas for using volcanic ash that the firm developed.
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Hollywood's Warner Bros., which owns the rights to the Harry Potter movies, is suing an Indian production company whose new film is called "Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors,".
Gerard Butler likes women to make the first move.He insists it shouldn't always be up to men to reveal their feelings first and finds it sexy when women take the lead in a relationship.
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Madonna is furious that her explicit love letters may be made public.
Singer Aaron Kwok celebrates his new world record for performing on the largest indoor revolving stage at a press conference in Hong Kong on August 27, 2008.
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He does comedy, writes books, mixes it up with the hottest stars in music and Hollywood. With all this, who needs swimming?
Canadian broadcaster CanWest Mediaworks will rebrand its domestic cable channel Lonestar, which centers on American Westerns.
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Shanghai Grand Theater will celebrate its 10th anniversary on Wednesday with an exhibition, concert and special ballet performance.
Cai Guoqiang was born in 1957 in Quanzhou, Fujian province, a meeting point of different cultures when the Maritime Silk Road started in the sixth century.
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Chinese mainland actress Vicky Zhao becomes the cover girl for a fashion magazine.
One of Hong Kong's leading entertainment couples, actors Tony Leung and Carina Lau, were married in Bhutan in a Buddhist-inspired ceremony.
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Victoria's Secret models Doutzen Kroes and Adriana Lima show off their undies at the launch of Supermodel Obsessions in New York.
When it comes to political satire, Italians like theirs hot-with buxom women in mini-skirts and low-cut tops dancing as cameras zoom in on their breasts and long legs.
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When it comes to political satire, Italians like theirs hot-with buxom women in mini-skirts and low-cut tops dancing as cameras zoom in on their breasts and long legs.
Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani and top model Eva Herzigova wave as they arrive on the red carpet for the movie "Valentino: The Last Emperor" by U.S. director Matt Tyrnauer at the Film Festival in Venice August 28, 2008.
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Wang Dongying, 75, of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, received on Friday morning her grade 5 certificate for the guzheng, the 25-stringed zither-like Chinese musical instrument.
There's a "man drought" on the Australian coast and a "man dam" in the remote Bush, and if you're a woman in your 80s and looking for love, the odds aren't really in your favor.
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My friend Bridget and I were tired, hot and hungry after a long, but happy day on the Olympic Green.
Have you ever wondered how Chinese emperors dined in this ancient capital city? There's an easy - if slightly expensive - way to find out.
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President Hu's Speech At SCO Summit 
