Taoist priests worship their ancestors by kneeling down on stone steps

2016-05-17 09:31:17

Taoist priests worship their ancestors by kneeling down on stone steps

Life and death in the house of hope

2016-05-17 08:04:06

A ramshackle building in the backstreets of the capital of Anhui province is a home for some of China's sickest children. Zhao Xu reports from Hefei.

Deal aims to make evasion of taxes hard

2016-05-17 08:04:06

Significant progress was made in fighting tax avoidance by multinational corporations at an international forum on taxation that brought 44 heads of tax authorities from around the world to Beijing, officials said.

Autopsy of man held by police completed

2016-05-17 08:04:06

Results expected to be released within 20 days, expert who witnessed exam says Results of an independent autopsy of a 29-year-old man who died after being taken into police custody earlier this month is expected to be released within 15 or 20 days of the examination, according to an expert who witnessed it.

Treasured stone houses become art haven

2016-05-17 08:04:06

When she arrived in Pingtan's Beigang village last year, Taiwan backpacker Alice Lin was obsessed with both the beautiful scenery and the unique stone houses in the coastal countryside.

Chinese scientists propose cooperation on 'Silk Road' Earth observation

2016-05-17 07:25:35

Chinese scientists on Monday proposed an international scientific cooperation program for Earth observation to support the Belt and Road Initiative.

Rail capacity boosted under new operational plan

2016-05-17 07:20:04

Passenger train capacity has been increased by 8 percent and freight train by 9 percent-the largest such adjustment for 10 years.

Students hold birthday party for canine classmate

2016-05-16 21:13:39

A birthday party was held for a special "student" at a class in Caotang Primary School in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province on Friday. The party was unusual, because the star of the celebration was a dog.

Authorities must make education fairer

2016-05-16 19:43:12

With less than one month before the national college entrance examination, the news that Jiangsu province would offer some of its college enrollment quota to students from less developed regions created panic among students and parents in the province.

Over 100,000 Tibetan antiques digitally documented

2016-05-16 18:35:27

Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region has finished making digital records of over 100,000 antiques, local authorities said Monday.

Former Hebei official indicted for graft

2016-05-16 17:35:03

Jing Chunhua, a former senior official in North China's Hebei province, has been indicted for taking bribes, the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) said on Monday.

Four detained for whale shark offences in south China

2016-05-16 16:20:39

Police in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region have detained four people for their roles in the capture and sale of a whale shark, a species under state protection.