China targets poverty relief fund misuse as corruption on rise

2016-03-29 16:35:49

China has announced a five-year campaign to crack down on corruption by officials engaged in poverty relief work, which kicked off at the beginning of 2016.

Nationwide electricity market reform expected by 2017

2016-03-29 15:47:38

China is expected to roll out national pricing reform of the electricity market by next year, the nation's top economic planner said on Monday.

Conjoined twins' operation bittersweet for family

2016-03-29 08:33:39

Zou Jichao and Zou Jifan, who were born joined with shared livers and abdomens, look at their mother in bed at the Children's Hospital of Fudan University in Shanghai before a surgical separation on Jan 12, 2016. The three-month=old twins were successfully separated.

Survey respondents call for ban on bear bile industry

2016-03-29 14:18:39

Keeping bears in captivity to harvest their bile should be banned in China, according to over 80% of people surveyed by the Beijing Loving Animals Foundation.

China welcomes foreign talents in polar research

2016-03-29 11:40:26

China's top polar research institute expects to recruit foreign talents to help the country advance its research work in the polar regions.

First fireworks light up Shanghai Disneyland

2016-03-29 10:43:22

First fireworks light up Shanghai Disneyland 

Remains of Chinese Korean War soldiers to be flown back to China

2016-03-29 10:04:03

South Korean workers accompanied by Chinese army officers prepare the remains of Chinese soldiers who died in the Korean War in early 1950s, in Paju, South Korea, March 28, 2016. The remains of 36 Chinese soldiers will be flown back to China after a handover ceremony on March 31.

Drinking water a winner in Tibet

2016-03-29 08:12:05

Drinking water has been making a splash in the Tibet autonomous region, providing jobs and boosting the economy.

Hefei ties fortunes to growth in high tech

2016-03-29 08:12:05

A new center for national science, another for industrial innovation and a third for advanced medicine will be key elements in the high-tech future of Hefei, Anhui province, according to a senior official.

Big data helps university customize financial support to students

2016-03-29 08:03:42

More than 300 impoverished students get tailor-made financial support with the help of big data technology in a university in South China.

Central China tourist town to abolish admission fee

2016-03-29 07:46:45

A tourist destination in Central China's Hunan province will not charge the admission fee from tourists when they visit Fenghuang old town, local authorities said Monday.

Shanghai park triggers huge Disney rush

2016-03-29 02:49:20

Enthusiastic customers snapped up the first batch of tickets in just five minutes on Monday for the opening day of the Shanghai Disneyland park on June 16, temporarily crashing the official website.