Authorities explore how to handle subway emergencies

2016-07-14 07:13:43

China's firefighting authority and subway operators are mulling rescue plans to handle fires in the underground transportation system, a fire control official said during a regional workshop on emergencies in urban environments on Wednesday.

Apprentice program to foster high job skills

2016-07-14 07:13:43

Following a series of pilot projects, China is expected to promote a new model of apprenticeship to foster high-end skilled workers.

Two Nansha islands greet their first civil flights

2016-07-14 07:16:55

New runways cut travel time for 1,000-plus km trip to southernmost China from 30 to 2 hours ZHANG YUNBI Two civil airliners touched down for the first time on runways on Meiji Reef and Zhubi Reef in the South China Sea on Wednesday, showing the feasibility of the two new Nansha Islands as flight destinations in China's southernmost territories.

Graceful dancers perform on West Lake in East China

2016-07-14 06:18:09

Dancers perform Romance of the Song Dynasty in a boat on Xihu Lake, where lotus is blooming this season, in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province, July 13, 2016.

Two Nansha airports greet first civil flights

2016-07-14 00:11:22

Two civil airliners touched down for the first time on runways on Meiji Reef and Zhubi Reef in the South China Sea on Wednesday, showing the feasibility of the two new Nansha Islands flight destinations in China’s southernmost territories.

Reporter’s log: Airports will make island life easier

2016-07-13 23:40:14

Seeing is believing. Recent visits to the Xisha and Nansha Islands have impressed on me how an inconvenience of transportation has made island dwellers careful to avoid accidental injury and acute serious illness.

Loved ones mourn peacekeeper killed in S Sudan

2016-07-13 21:25:13

Yang Shupeng's wife and son, in Laiwu, Shandong province, weep in front of a photo of the peacekeeper who was killed Sunday in South Sudan, July 12.

Behind the lens: iPhone photographer and his shot

2016-07-13 19:33:06

The picture of eagle trainer Makanau Tumanbek gently touching the beak of his eagle "red eye" with his nose has gone viral on the internet after it won the grand prize of this year's iPhone Photography Award- the Oscar of iPhone photography.

Commencement ceremony at University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

2016-07-13 17:28:23

Beijing's University of Chinese Academy of Sciences awarded 10,288 students their master or PhD degrees at a ceremony on Wednesday.

Teenage pregnancy a severe social problem in China‘s fishing village

2016-07-13 17:25:57

Outdated marriage traditions and a lack of proper sex education have created a large number of teenage mothers and related severe social problems at some fishing villages in south China's Hainan province.

Wanda to organize China Cup soccer tournament

2016-07-13 16:38:48

China set up a new state-owned enterprise (SOE) specializing in developing aircraft engines, the country's top SOE regulator announced Wednesday.

Net users angry at tribunal's ruling over South China Sea

2016-07-13 11:14:47

Chinese internet users have paid much attention to the South China Sea Arbitration in recent days, and argued against the international tribunal ruling made on Tuesday.