Police investigate after body found in demolished house
2016-07-09 09:33:57
An autopsy has been conducted on the body of a woman discovered in the debris of a demolished house in Changsha, Hunan province.
Government offers assistance to laid-off workers
2016-07-09 09:32:55
China's leading human resources authorities will help workers in industries with excess capacity to find jobs in other sectors, an official said on Friday.
Ally of ex-security chief gets seven years
2016-07-09 09:07:00
A close friend of China's former security chief was sentenced to seven years in prison on Friday for illegally transferring or selling land and offering bribes.
Xuelong sets sail to study Arctic thaw
2016-07-09 08:15:36
The Chinese icebreaker Xuelong will set out for northern seas on Monday on a quest to discover how rapid changes in sea ice in the Arctic will affect China's climate.
Typhoon disrupts transport
2016-07-09 07:28:52
Hundreds of weekend flights and high-speed trains were canceled or suspended as Typhoon Nepartak was set to make landfall in Fujian province on Saturday morning.
'Sponge cities' plan to reduce flooding
2016-07-09 07:23:08
When Wei Yingyan poured a bottle of water onto the ground at the Yuelai Convention Center Park in Liangjiang New Area in the southwestern municipality of Chongqing, the liquid disappeared into permeable pavements within seconds.
Comfortable but inelegant couch potato style now in vogue
2016-07-09 07:00:53
While good upbringing in China dictates that the proper position for sitting is upright, one tends to be sucked in by the sofa in this weather, ending up with much of the body supine－to the extent that, as a new joke goes, below the neck are the legs.
Airborne pollution rises in Beijing and Tianjin
2016-07-08 21:19:28
Beijing and Tianjin were among China’s 10 most-polluted cities in June, with high levels of prime pollutants, such as fine particulate matter and ground-level ozone, leading experts to warn that the excessive level of ozone has become a major problem for the environmental authorities.
Children's Art Exhibition 'Dreams of Europe and China' opens in Beijing
2016-07-08 19:56:03
The EU Ambassador to China Mr. Hans Dietmar Schweisgut opened an exhibition of children's artworks entitled "Dreams of Europe and China" in Beijing on Friday at the Ocean Beach area of Chaoyang Park.
Ban Ki-Moon talks to Chinese philanthropists about war-torn childhood
2016-07-08 19:46:36
The United Nations' Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon talked on Friday to a group of Chinese philanthropists about his war-tormented childhood and how he made up his mind to serve the public after being saved by the UN.
Forum on Tibet's development closes in Lhasa
2016-07-08 17:37:55
The 2016 Forum on the Development of Tibet, China, closed on Friday in Lhasa, with participants reaching a consensus on the autonomous region's development, cultural and environmental protection.
Full text of the consensus reached at the 2016 Forum on the Development of Tibet
2016-07-08 17:31:57
Full text of the consensus reached at the 2016 Forum on the Development of Tibet