On the front lines of China's flood battle
2016-07-08 17:26:40
As water sits two meters above the alert level in vast Fanghu Lake in east China's Jiangxi Province, soldiers use forklifts to pour gravel to reinforce the embankment.
Typhoon forces evacuation, disrupts transportation in E China
2016-07-08 17:16:34
A typhoon forecast to hit China's eastern coast has forced the evacuation of more than 30,000 people and suspended trains and flights.
Cars' share of Beijing transport declines: survey
2016-07-08 17:06:25
A survey by Beijing transport authorities has found the number of trips in the city by car as a proportion of trips by all mainstream modes of transport has fallen for the first time since the commission began conducting the research in 1986.
Neonatal resuscitation program dramatically decreases infant mortality
2016-07-08 17:03:56
A nationwide neonatal resuscitation training program under a public-private partnership has helped prevent 150,000 newborn deaths and disabilities over the past decade in China.
Tutor's sanity questioned after student death
2016-07-08 16:07:30
A teacher who allegedly beat one student to death with a stick and injured three others in Shandong province had chronic depression, according to reports.
China renews orange alert for Typhoon Nepartak
2016-07-08 15:03:09
China renewed an orange alert for extreme weather as Typhoon Nepartak made landfall early on Friday in eastern Taiwan, bringing strong gusts and downpours to the area.
Police investigate body found in demolished home
2016-07-08 14:59:03
An autopsy is being carried out on a body found in the debris of a demolished home in Central China's Hunan province after an apparent dispute between the home owners and demolition crew.
Stories emerge from China floods
2016-07-08 13:59:39
An eight-year-old boy's diary, in which he writes of missing and worrying about his father as he joined the flood relief effort, has touched his father's heart and those of others.
Visiting sinologists share their stories
2016-07-08 13:29:57
At the opening ceremony of the fourth program for visiting young sinologists in Beijing, guests shared their stories.
Fatal landslide cuts off roads, power in Xinjiang village
2016-07-08 11:44:57
A landslide that has killed 35 people cut off roads, electricity and telecommunications in a remote village in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
High temperature brings fashion trends to Shanghai
2016-07-08 11:13:05
A woman wearing a fashionable dress poses in a street in Shanghai, July 6, 2016. Young women in Shanghai are sporting cool and trendy clothing as the city has been experiencing high temperatures since Monday.
Life goes on in flooded Wuhan
2016-07-08 11:06:18
Continuous downpours have inundated Wuhan, the capital city of Hubei province, disrupting the lives of local residents. But amid the rainfall, people are still trying to keep their lives on the right track.