First lady issues appeal for female equality
2016-06-07 08:16:29
Peng Liyuan, China's first lady and a UNESCO special envoy for advancing girls' and women's education, called on Monday for the promotion of gender equality in education and for better education for females.
Near half of divorcees from post-1980s generation: court
2016-06-07 17:30:25
Statistics show divorce among post-1980s generation couples account for nearly 40 percent of the total number adjudicated by a court in East China's Fujian province.
49-year-old sits university entrance exam for 20th time
2016-06-07 17:30:21
Liang Shi, perhaps China's most famous test-taker, sat the national college entrance exam for the 20th time this year.
WB loans finance Chinese province to curb air pollution
2016-06-07 15:27:20
The World Bank (WB) has approved loans totaling 500 million U.S. dollars to north China's Hebei province to help reduce air pollution, according to a WB press release Tuesday.
State Council appoints, removes officials
2016-06-07 14:38:03
The State Council, China's cabinet, announced a reshuffle of senior government positions Tuesday.
Remembering China's First Premier and Foreign Minister Zhou Enlai
2016-06-07 11:18:01
Born in a turbulent 19th-century China, Zhou became the first Premier of the People's Republic of China. Known as a skilled and able diplomat, he served as the country's first foreign minister from 1949 to 1958.
Tallest skyscraper in Beijing to be capped next July
2016-06-07 10:28:43
Beijing will finish construction of its tallest skyscraper "China Zun," which is steadily rising to 528 meters in height, by next July, the Beijing News reported.
Lamian makers use noodle to escape poverty
2016-06-07 10:13:09
Hualong, a remote county in Northwest China's Qinghai province, may be little known to outsiders, but its lamian, or hand-pulled noodles, enjoy nationwide fame.
China warns of disasters as more rain expected
2016-06-07 10:03:34
China's national observatory on Monday warned of floods and geological disasters in southwest China as more heavy rain is set to sweep the region in the coming days.
News article alerts Beijing police to underground casino
2016-06-07 08:17:21
A report of an underground casino in downtown Beijing, described in a Beijing News report on Monday, will be investigated, the city's law enforcement authorities said.
Volunteers turn tide for stranded sailors
2016-06-07 08:17:21
The past decade has seen a steady rise in the number of unpaid search-and-rescue teams along China's coastline, providing a vital lifeline for vessels and mariners from all nations. Peng Yining reports.
74 accused of murder, fraud in fake mine accidents
2016-06-07 08:17:21
Prosecutors in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region have accused 74 defendants of killing people and using their corpses to make false claims of mining incidents, the regional prosecuting authority said on Monday.