Pork price spike in Beijing raises concern

2016-03-22 07:44:30

Last month, pork prices in Beijing's major wholesale market, Xinfadi, rose by nearly 60 percent year-on-year.

'Toilet culture' on display at theme park

2016-03-22 07:55:41

Photos of men "doing their business", almost completely exposed, at a colorful street urinal in Chongqing draw derisive attention at home and abroad.

Facebook's Zuckerberg in China

2016-03-22 07:46:46

"I'm in Beijing for the China Development Forum, where I'm meeting Chinese leaders from the public and private sectors. It's been a busy trip, but I managed to fit in visits to the Great Wall and the Temple of Heaven -- and I got to practice some Mandarin. Thanks to everyone I met on this trip. I'm looking forward to visiting again soon!", Mark Zuckerberg wrote Monday on Facebook. PHOTO FROM FACEBOOK WEBPAGE OF MARK ZUCKERBERG

Emotions contribute most to sleep troubles

2016-03-22 07:27:40

People living in small cities enjoy better sleep than those in larger ones, and negative emotions are the biggest contributor to sleep disorders.

Shenzhen cancels 265 flights due to heavy storms

2016-03-22 03:24:44

A total of 265 flights into and out of the southern city of Shenzhen had been canceled by 8 pm Monday due to rainstorms.

Identity stolen, woman deprived of campus life

2016-03-22 03:03:01

If Wang Nana had not applied for a bank loan, she never would have learned that she had been admitted to college. She would have continued to think she had failed, that all of her studying was for nought, that her hopes for a better future were misplaced.

Xi and Germany's Gauck promote new opportunities

2016-03-22 02:41:45

President Xi Jinping called for more efforts to boost mutual respect and deepen political trust between China and Germany.

Harvard students scale the Great Wall

2016-03-21 22:43:11

A group of Harvard students brought a better understanding of China and its people back to the US after a one-week trip to the country, which ended on Sunday.

China wants stronger financial support for elder care

2016-03-21 21:09:45

China will improve financial services related to elderly care as the population rapidly ages, an official document said Monday.

Across China: Rural wife hunt has bachelors on hot bricks

2016-03-21 16:48:56

When Wang Dong, 26, from a village in East China's Shandong province, set himself up on a blind date, little did he suspect that his confederate would turn out to be a divorcee.

Media professionals are most sleep deprived

2016-03-21 15:40:05

Media professionals get least hours of sleep, and more than one third urban residents suffer from insomnia, a new survey shows.

Shandong reveals list of problematic vaccines

2016-03-21 13:43:13

The food and drug administration of East China's Shandong province on Monday made public a list of problematic vaccines illegally sold in 18 provinces since 2011.