In photos: Lunar eclipses visible in eastern China

2016-03-24 10:38:49

A bright red lantern and the soft glow of lights punctuate the night sky as a penumbral lunar eclipse occurs in Heihe city of Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, on Wednesday night.[Photo/CFP]

Over 400,000 graduates return to China in 2015

2016-03-24 09:52:10

A total of 409,100 Chinese students returned from overseas after graduating in 2015, said an official on Wednesday.

Mix and match fashion style debuts in E China

2016-03-24 09:33:47

Fashion models dressing in phoenix coronet and cheongsam walk the runway in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, March 21, 2016.

New airport helps Hainan's tourism take off

2016-03-24 09:23:08

For the first time, people attending the Boao Forum for Asia have been able to take flights-either direct from overseas or via connecting cities on the mainland-to the coastal town of Boao on the east side of Hainan Island, instead of having to fly into Haikou or Sanya.

Fighting terrorism online sees big strides

2016-03-24 08:02:15

An online team dedicated to rooting out violence and terrorism on the Internet has made a difference over the past year in ridding cyberspace of improper and illegal content, an official of China's top Internet watchdog said.

First lady Peng leads fight against tuberculosis

2016-03-24 07:56:09

Tuberculosis has been declining in incidence and fatality in China, but it still has a high prevalence, a senior health official said.

Chasing Spring blossoms in China

2016-03-24 06:35:49

Chasing Spring blossoms in China

Two Chinese fugitives netted overseas

2016-03-24 02:53:28

Two suspects wanted for illegal fundraising have been returned from Malaysia and the Philippines, two more examples of success repatriations in China's campaign to hunt fugitives hiding overseas.

No more side effects caused by illegal vaccines detected: Official

2016-03-23 20:50:52

No more side effects have been detected among the patients vaccinated with suspected illegal vaccines, an official at the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) said Wednesday.

Editorial: Lack of transparency breeds skepticism

2016-03-23 18:19:05

Nothing has caught a nerve in China quite like the latest vaccine scandal. The failed endeavors to contain the ripple effects are teaching the same old, unlearned lessons.

Chinese drug regulator vows to fix vaccine distribution loopholes

2016-03-23 16:50:53

A senior Chinese drug regulator stressed strict measures to fix the loopholes in the country's vaccine distribution system on Wednesday.

7 killed in SW China pileup

2016-03-23 16:36:58

Seven people were killed and six others injured in a pileup on an expressway in Southwest China's Sichuan province early on Wednesday morning.