By Associated Press BEIJING -- Nearly 70 miners trapped underground for more than 24 hours in a flooded coal mine in central China are still alive, a state-run news agency said Monday.

BEIJING - Nearly 70 miners trapped underground for more than 24 hours in a flooded coal mine in central China are still alive, a state-run news agency said Monday.

About 90 percent of Chinese cities suffer from underground water pollution BEIJING, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- About 90 percent of Chinese cities are suffering from underground water pollution, a recent survey to the underground water across the country has showed.

Shanghai plans to build a "space city" to assist China's ambitious astronaut program, which includes a space walk within the next few years.

SHANGHAI, China (AP) -- China to Britney: Come perform but leave the revealing outfits at home.Britney Spears' first China tour has received Culture Ministry approval, but officials want to know what she's wearing before she hits the stage, the official China News Service reported Tuesday.Spears, who's on a world tour to promote her latest album, "In The Zone," will perform five concerts in Shanghai and Beijing sometime next year, CNS said.Wang Enqiang, an agent for Spears' Chinese promoter, Beijing Poly Culture and Art Co.