Over 87 mln Chinese Communist Youth League members

2016-05-03 17:21:32

China had about 87.46 million Communist Youth League (CYL) members at the end of 2015, slightly down from 88.2 million a year earlier, according to figures released by the CYL Central Committee on Tuesday, the eve of Chinese Youth Day.

Chinese animation festival sees record transactions

2016-05-03 15:28:24

China's biggest animation event concluded on Monday with a record 15.1 billion yuan ($2.3 billion) in contracts and sales, the organizing committee said.

New measurement, fossils found at China's longest cave

2016-05-03 15:27:54

A team of Chinese and French speleologists have determined that China's longest cave is around 186 kilometers long, 25 kilometers longer than a measurement from 2014.

Baidu's share price drops after probe into search engine launched

2016-05-03 15:24:38

Baidu share price plunged by nearly 8 percent on Monday after the company faced an investigation over the death of a university student.

Senior services expo opens in Beijing

2016-05-03 14:21:11

The fifth China International Senior Service Expo opened in Beijing on Tuesday.

More Tibet wetlands get state backing

2016-05-03 13:44:07

The State Forestry Administration has agreed to provide financial and promotional support for four new wetland parks in Tibet.

Photos from around China in April

2016-05-03 11:32:42

Beijing students to learn traditional opera in school

2016-05-03 11:04:36

Peking Opera is being introduced to primary and middle school students in an effort to promote the traditional art to the younger generation.

Female patrol team seen at West Lake in Hangzhou

2016-05-03 10:45:14

Members of a patrol under West Lake scenic area administrative department walk at the West Lake in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, May 1, 2016.

Drones used to monitor traffic during May Day holiday in S China

2016-05-03 08:51:02

A drone patrols above a high way in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong province, May 2, 2016. The traffic police used drones to help them patrol during the three-day May Day holiday.

'It's painful to see Islam used as a weapon'

2016-05-03 08:12:35

Ma Jiacheng, the 26-year-old imamat the DoudianMosque in Beijing, hopes the religious centerwill become a platformfor the correction of misunderstandings aboutMuslims. To further that aim, he plans to open the doors to non-Muslims so they can observe religious ceremonies and learnmore about Islam.

New generation of imams preaching peace and harmony

2016-05-03 08:12:35

People often find it hard to reconcile Ma Jiacheng's youth with his status as the imam, or religious leader, of the biggest mosque in North China. They expect to meet a grave, elderly man, not a smiling 26-year-old who left college only last year.