Dawang's calm appearance belies concerns about future

2016-04-22 07:32:31

On a Friday afternoon in early April, I boarded a bus to Dawang village in Shenzhen, Guangdong province.

End of the road for the 'taxi-driver village'?

2016-04-22 07:32:31

The rise of car-hailing companies has crippled the independent cab trade in Dawang, a small settlement in southeastern China that's home to more than 1,000 drivers and their families. Zhou Mo reports from Shenzhen, Guangdong province.

Parrot fitted with printed beak

2016-04-22 07:32:31

A zoo in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, has used 3-D printing technology to help a bullied parrot who lost its beak.

Hospitals add beds for maternity boom

2016-04-22 07:08:52

Facing a predicted surge in pregancies, major hospitals in Beijing are setting aside twice as many beds as usual for woman with high-risk pregnancies.

Telecom fraud suspects to face proceeding on Chinese mainland

2016-04-22 04:27:00

The 77 alleged members of telecom fraud syndicates deported from Kenya earlier this month will be tried on the Chinese mainland, a Ministry of Public Security (MPS) official said here Thursday.

Cleaner highway in store for Tibet

2016-04-22 02:17:20

A 420-kilometer section of highway that passes through the ecological lifeline of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau will get eight recycling centers this year.

China back in hunt for fugitive corrupt officials

2016-04-21 22:20:43

China has launched its latest campaign to capture corrupt officials who have fled overseas and recover their dirty assets.

Self-defense gadgets popular after hotel assault

2016-04-21 21:01:56

There has been an "enormous rise" in the demand for self-defense products including personal safety alarms, tactical pens and keychains in China following a hotel assault in early April.

Chinese Academy of Sciences tops global science institutions

2016-04-21 18:21:49

The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) ranks the first for the fourth consecutive year among global science institutions in the Nature Index, the British Nature Publishing Group announced Wednesday.

What are people saying about Xi's speech on internet development?

2016-04-21 18:20:57

President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for "more tolerance and patience" toward netizens and welcomed online criticism, "whether mild or fierce", as long as it arises from goodwill.

Shanghai intellectual property cases rise sharply

2016-04-21 17:56:26

A total of 10,080 lawsuits regarding intellectual property were received by Shanghai courts in 2015, marking the first time that the number of cases received in one year reached a five-digit figure.

First library opened in Sansha in South China Sea

2016-04-21 17:31:43

The first public library on China's southernmost island city of Sansha opened on Thursday in the city's only school.