Train rides through blossoms
2016-03-25 07:47:13
Photos show a high-speed train that resembles a dragon winding through a sea of blooms. When the train blasts through blazes of spring flowers, time seems to stand still at this moment. Chinese people affectionately nicknamed it "a train approaching spring".
Two kinds of teas in Southeast China won international acknowledgment
2016-03-25 07:30:11
Tanyang Congou and Fuding white tea, both from Ningde city in Southeast China's Fujian province, gained international acknowledgment and won gold medals at international competitions.
Health benefits cultivate growing demand for white tea
2016-03-25 07:07:32
As one of the six types of tea in China, white tea has become increasingly popular with an ever-growing demand from health-conscious people around the world.
Mothers get extra maternity leave for second child
2016-03-25 07:07:23
Women employees in Beijing who give birth to a second child could have their maternity leave extended by up to three months, according to a revised regulation on family planning adopted by the city on Thursday.
'Most of the dubious vaccines were used'
2016-03-25 02:31:15
Most of the problematic vaccines involved in a recent illegal sale case have been used, and flaws in supervision of vaccine distribution are to blame, officials said at a news conference on Thursday
University training anti-terror specialists
2016-03-24 22:30:53
Deadly terror attacks at home and abroad have spurred China's efforts to develop counterterrorism personnel to confront extremist threats.
Police seize over 50 kg heroin in SW China
2016-03-24 16:22:52
Police in Northwest China's Qinghai province have captured two suspects and seized more than 50 kg of heroin in Southwestern Yunnan province during a recent drug bust.
First cross-Straits bank card issued
2016-03-24 16:21:55
A bank in East China's Fujian province has issued the first cross-Straits debit card, in association with a Taiwan duty-free shop chain.
Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen remain top three richest cities in China
2016-03-24 14:22:17
Beijing and Shanghai, are far ahead of other regions, and their total capital amount is above 10 trillion yuan (USD 1.5 trillion), according to a report.
Chinese spent $215 billion on 2015 overseas travel
2016-03-24 13:54:33
Despite a slow economy and stock market turmoil at home, people from the Chinese mainland spent $215 billion traveling abroad in 2015, 53 per cent more than in 2014, according to a global report on travel and tourism.
Harvard University offers Nanjing twin sisters admission
2016-03-24 13:39:51
Sun Yumeng and Sun Yutong, both English majors at Fudan University in Shanghai, receive admission offers from Harvard University on March 5, 2016.
Capital vows to protect police officers
2016-03-24 13:32:14
Police officers in Beijing will be better protected following an attack earlier this month that left a policeman hospitalized with a stab wound to the neck, the city’s police authority has pledged.