'Folk Forbidden City' severely damaged in super typhoon

2016-07-13 08:32:16

The ancient folk residence Honglincuo is severely damaged by rainstorms and flooding brought by super typhoon Nepartak in Minqing County, East China's Fujian Province, July 11, 2016. Construction on Honglincuo, nestled near the Yanxi River in the county's Bandong town, started in 1795 and finished in 1823. Used by Huang family for generations, it covers 17,000 square meters, and was once the largest and most well-preserved folk residence in China, known as "the Folk Forbidden City".

China to train versatile teachers to ease shortage

2016-07-12 20:35:56

China will train village teachers to teach a broader variety of subjects to cover for a shortage of teaching staff, said a senior education official on Tuesday.

Citizens use their own vehicle to block flood

2016-07-12 20:12:55

Drivers voluntarily drove their trucks into the turbulent water in an attempt to block floodwater in Huarong county, Central China's Hunan province, said a flood control official, the news Wechat account Boyangcongpeople reported.

Heavy rain causes cancellations, delays at Chengdu airport

2016-07-12 16:45:14

At least 76 flights have been delayed or canceled at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in the capital of Sichuan province due to heavy rain and thunderstorms on Tuesday, according to China News Service.

More rain to create Yangtze flood control pressure

2016-07-12 09:20:57

More rain will are forcasted in the Yangtze River Basin on Wednesday, mostly in the lower reaches, where 4 million people are involved in the fight against floods, including 100,000 soldiers.

Car-hailing firm bans mentally ill, criminals from driving

2016-07-12 14:55:31

People having mental illness and criminal records will not be hired as car-hailing drivers, according to a new standard issued by a leading company and an industry association.

Breached dike closed in central China

2016-07-12 13:47:31

A dike that was breached two days ago in central China's Hunan Province was closed Tuesday morning.

Narrow escape - a brake in time saves 42 lives

2016-07-12 13:27:06

One moment before a landslide struck, the bus driver pressed hard on his brake and then reversed his bus a dozen meters, saving the lives of the 42 people on board.

Calling it quits: Divorce rate jumps 6%

2016-07-12 11:43:47

More than 3.84 million couples called their marriage off in China last year, a 5.6 percent increase from 2014, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said on Monday, the China News Service reported.

2,000-meter-long makeshift bridge built in flooded Wuhan

2016-07-12 11:00:47

People walk on a 2,000-meter-long wooden platform built as a makeshift bridge at a residential community in Wuhan on July 11, 2016. Rising waters inundated the city and the flooding inconvenienced residents.

China sees aging population increase

2016-07-12 09:32:14

There were 222 million people aged 60 or above in China at the end of 2015, 16.1 percent of the total population, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said on Monday.

Thousands join search for missing soldier

2016-07-12 09:28:29

In Minhou county, Fujian province, more than 2,000 residents volunteered to search for a missing PLA flood fighter who had been caught in a mudslide, Fuzhou Evening News reported.