Beijing, Feb 12 - A Chinese woman writer has run into a controversy after she set up a website that asks people to stay virgins before their wedding.

Freelance writer Tu Shiyou from Wuhan said she was driven to set up the website by the recent trend of youngsters supporting premarital sex, the China Daily reported.

The 38-year-old writer has never been in a relationship.

Beijing, Feb 12 - China has detained a South Korean cargo ship over a chemical spill in the Yangtze, the country's longest river and a major source of drinking water.

The Wuhan Maritime Court passed the order Saturday, Xinhua reported.

Beijing, Feb 12 - China has loaned two rare giant pandas to Canada for a research program.

The Chinese Association of Zoological Gardens (CAZG) Saturday signed an agreement with two Canadian zoos in this regard in Chongqing municipality in southwest China.

Beijing, Feb 12 - China plans to rein in the high costs of preschool education in the country.

Beijing, Feb 11 - More than 50 migratory birds have been found dead at a wetland in China, a media report said.

The birds were discovered earlier this week in Wuhan, in central China's Hubei province, the China Daily reported.

Beijing, Feb 11 - At least 21 vehicles collided Saturday on a fog-engulfed expressway in China, killing two people and injuring six others, police said.

The accidents took place between Changzhou and Nanjing cities in Jiangsu province, Xinhua reported.

Beijing, Feb 11 - The Beijing administration will take DNA samples from child beggars and put them into a database to see whether they were victims of child trafficking in a move to end street begging.

Beijing, Feb 11 - Rising manufacturing costs and weak external demand for China-made goods have dented the profits of industrial hubs in southeast China.