China launches first microgravity satellite
2016-04-06 02:07:49
China successfully launched its first microgravity satellite, the SJ-10, at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu province today at 1:38 am.
Official's photos an unusual attraction in Chinese village
2016-04-05 19:33:47
A Chinese official has received a flurry of compliments from the online community after she starred in a series of photographs promoting the picturesque village where she lives and works.
Shenzhen bike crackdown nets 18,000
2016-04-05 18:53:22
Nearly 18,000 unlicensed or illegal electric bikes and freight tricycles were confiscated in Shenzhen during a crackdown on the vehicles that ended on Tuesday.
Zhengzhou adopts carrot and stick policy to combat air pollution
2016-04-05 17:18:54
One of the most polluted cities in central China has announced a bonus and penalty scheme in its fight against air pollution, putting a price tag for 1 microgram of PM2.5 -- hazardous particulate matter with diameter of less than 2.5 microns -- at 500,000 yuan ($77,000).
Chang'an Avenue among 10 roads in Beijing to ban electric bikes
2016-04-05 13:55:29
Chang'an Avenue, a major thoroughfare in Beijing, is one of 10 roads in the city where electric bicycles will be banned starting from April 11, the Beijing News reported.
EMBA applicants to take national exams in 2017
2016-04-05 13:53:20
All Chinese executive MBA (EMBA) applicants will be required to take the national post-graduate entrance exam starting from 2017, the China National MBA Education Supervisory Committee announced on its website.
Guangzhou restaurant fires clumsy robot waiters
2016-04-05 13:52:01
Out of three Guangzhou restaurants that used robots to serve customers, two have closed and the third has fired its robot waiters, the Workers' Daily has reported.
438 Chinese police officers die on duty in 2015
2016-04-05 11:24:27
A total of 438 Chinese police officers died while they were on duty in 2015, the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) said Monday.
Water-releasing festival opens in Dujiangyan
2016-04-05 10:22:40
An annual Water-Releasing Festival kicks off in Sichuan province on April 4, 2016.
Discover beautiful China in spring blossom (V)
2016-04-05 08:34:40
After a white winter, spring dresses trees and flowers in colorful clad. In a five-part series, we take a look at some of the most breathtaking scenery across China.
Chicken farmer spreads her wings, and business takes off
2016-04-05 08:11:53
The Chinese government's supply-side reforms urge the modernization of agriculture and call for innovative, sustainable farming models. But it's hard to imagine a farm as innovative as Zhou Jing's, where 2 million chickens roost in the pine trees of East China's Jiangxi province.
Honoring dead poses a burning question
2016-04-05 08:11:53
Visitors to China might be surprised to learn that pictures of George Washington can be seen on some locally printed currency - not the official paper money, of course, but on some bills burned for the dead during the Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, which fell this year on Monday.