Rules aim to stamp out soil pollution amid scandals
2016-06-08 08:14:49
China is putting stricter rules in place around soil pollution to make sure polluting companies are prevented from creating toxic environments for residential communities, schools and hospitals, ensuring only good quality land is used for building projects.
Shanxi's efforts against graft commended
2016-06-08 08:14:49
Corrupt Party chiefs from five cities and 18 counties in Shanxi province have been held accountable over the past two years, under the nationwide anti-graft campaign.
Reservoir level lowered to keep flooding at bay
2016-06-08 08:13:59
Water behind the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, Hubei province, will be drained to a historic low before Friday as part of a plan to minimize the risk of flooding in the Yangtze River during the coming wet season.
Search for missing assisted by robot
2016-06-08 08:13:59
A robot being used in recovery operations found the body of a female on Tuesday at the site of a boating accident in the Lizhou district of Guangyuan, Sichuan province, bringing the number of confirmed dead to three.
Hugs, anxious parents, high-tech security: China's college entrance exam starts
2016-06-08 08:11:37
A teacher in red T-shirt wishes his students luck outside an exam venue in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong province, on June 7, 2016. China's national college entrance exam started from Tuesday.
Big cities show more tolerance toward LGBT cultures
2016-06-08 07:58:24
China's first-tier cities are becoming more tolerant toward diverse sexual orientation, experts and business leaders said during a job fair in Shanghai for people identifying as LGBT.
Ladder to school on cliff set for upgrade
2016-06-08 07:50:57
A local government has vowed to upgrade a precarious ladder used by 15 children from a remote village in Sichuan province who need to scale an 800-meter cliff on their way to school.
Four gaokao vignettes: Red envelopes, regards from the universe...
2016-06-08 07:42:08
Some interesting and touching incidents took place in and out of examination halls as the national college entrance exam unfolded on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Scams target Disney fans and job seekers
2016-06-08 03:22:39
Media reports in the city said a fake website mimicking the resort hotel site had ranked among the top search results.
32 convicted for trafficking wildlife in E China
2016-06-08 02:46:28
Thirty-two people in East China's Zhejiang province have been sentenced to up to 13 years in prison for trafficking endangered animals.
Mediators help judges to tackle domestic cases
2016-06-08 02:07:02
Beijing banker Zheng Hong has taken on a new role at a court in Beijing as a mediator in family disputes.
1,000-year-old agricultural practice, China's solution to sustainable farming
2016-06-07 16:21:18
More than a thousand years old practice of raising fish in rice paddies by Chinese farmers not only preserves environment, but also benefits local community, said Jose Graziano da Silva, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, in Qingtian county, in East China's Zhejiang province, on Sunday.