System offers heads-up about next quake

2016-05-04 06:51:58

Construction of the new system has been completed, according to an announcement on the first anniversary of the magnitude-7.8 Nepal earthquake that killed 8,699 people on April 25, 2015.

Direct flight links western China, Middle East

2016-05-04 04:40:20

Clad in traditional clothing and holding the sweet tea that local Hui people serve guests, a group of dancers welcomed a Boeing 777 from the Middle East to Northwestern China on Tuesday.

Families demand refunds for cancer treatment

2016-05-04 04:40:20

Families of patients who are receiving or have received immunotherapy cancer treatment at a military hospital in Beijing are demanding an explanation and refunds, after media exposed details of a case involving the hospital and a young patient who died recently.

Chinese join Italians for police patrols

2016-05-04 02:35:58

By Police officers from China have started joint patrols in Rome and Milan with their Italian counterparts to provide assistance to Chinese tourists who increasingly are choosing Italy as a vacation destination.

More than 15 pct of China's population are over 60

2016-05-03 21:58:50

China had 222 million people aged 60 years or older as of the end of last year, accounting for 16.1 percent of its total population, a senior official announced Tuesday.

Xinjiang college's bilingual classes strengthen job skills, friendship

2016-05-03 21:57:31

As new graduates prowled an annual job fair at Hotan Teachers College last Friday, Zhang Wenying encouraged them to add fluency in the Uygur language to their skill sets.

Hunan police bust huge online gambling racket

2016-05-03 20:53:51

Police in central China's Hunan province have detained 19 alleged members of an online gambling gang, in a case that involved transactions totaling in excess of 300 million yuan ($46 million).

Beijing to release frozen pork to ease market pressure

2016-05-03 21:14:27

Beijing will release 3.05 million kilograms from its frozen pork reserves onto the market to ease pork supply pressure and contain a price surge.

Chinese tourist destinations see record holiday visitors

2016-05-03 21:13:34

China's main tourist destinations welcomed record numbers of visitors during the long weekend for May Day.

Language service promotion hot topic of Beijing intl fair

2016-05-03 19:51:05

The development of language services for the Belt and Road Initiative and artificial intelligence will be among the topics at the language service section of the fourth China Beijing International Fair for Trade in Services later this month, organizers said.

Environmental inspectors expose pollution in N China

2016-05-03 17:35:07

The environment in parts of North China's Hebei province has deteriorated sharply, a central inspection team said on Tuesday.