Ride coupons offered for students taking college entrance exam
2016-06-03 20:48:59
Students preparing for Chinese college entrance examinations, or better known in China as 'Gaokao', can enjoy a safe and special car hailing service from Tuesday to Wednesday.
Heavy rain raises risks of flooding in parts of China
2016-06-03 20:20:43
Central China's Hubei province issued its first flood warning of the year Friday, as one of its largest reservoirs saw the highest flood peak in 16 years after three days of continuous rain.
Thyroid diseases on the rise in China: expert
2016-06-03 18:37:38
About 19 percent of the Chinese women at childbearing age have thyroid diseases of various kinds before pregnancy, which increases the risk of infertility or miscarriage, a senior specialist warned.
Across China: "Space lotus" farming takes off in Central China
2016-06-03 17:32:51
Farmers in Central China are reaping success with a type of lotus grown from seeds carried into space by Chinese astronauts in experiments designed to increase their yield.
Crafty business all about the hops
2016-06-03 08:19:19
Micro breweries have become all the rage in Beijing since a Briton and a Swede got things rolling.
Suddenly, it's a small world
2016-06-03 08:17:57
In the early 1990s Ma Ding, now in his 50s, joined a tour group traveling to Thailand - almost the only option the group could find to travel overseas.
How mahjong can improve your chances with English
2016-06-03 11:00:55
Students play mahjong, poker and weiqi (or Go) to learn English on Tuesday in classrooms at the Jitou Middle School in the southwestern city of Chengdu.
Four-year-old hikes 15km a day
2016-06-03 15:41:20
Two backpacker parents want their four-year-old daughter to be tough, so they're already taking her on hikes – for 15km a day.
Creative ways to relieve gaokao stress
2016-06-03 15:38:45
Under tremendous pressure from family and school to stand out in the test, many students have turned to unorthodox methods to relieve their stress.
Commentary: South China Sea fares better without outside interference
2016-06-03 15:33:26
It has been widely speculated that the South China Sea will dominate the Shangri-La Dialogue, an Asia-Pacific defense and security summit opened on Friday in Singapore.
China sets benchmark in global fight against hunger: WFP head
2016-06-03 15:15:28
China has set a benchmark for what the world can achieve in the fight against hunger, and its accomplishment must be replicated in other developing countries, Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) Ertharin Cousin said.
Heartwarming stories on Children's Day
2016-06-03 11:11:49
A father donates his liver to his daughter, a traffic policeman lends his coat to a kid, and donations pour in for impoverished mum on this heartwarming Children's Day.