Han Chinese, long-held as the country's ethnic majority, may turn out to be a false proposition as a latest ethnology finding said its pure-blood people completely vanished into the racial mixes, People.com.cn reported Monday.
A Chinese auto firm has adopted Tai Shan, a male panda that had just returned to China from Washington of the United States, its birthplace.
The five-day trial of a former senior police official in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality, who has been accused of protecting gangs, rape and taking bribes, ended early yesterday, bringing to a close the highest-profile case yet in the huge mafia crackdown.
The cost of returning home for the Spring Festival has become such a burden for young workers that many are choosing not to make the trip.
Parents in China can pull the plug on their kids' online gaming by asking game operators to end services for minors, according to a program launched over the weekend by the culture ministry and six major online gaming companies.
More than 170 tons of milk powder have been recalled amid a 10-day nationwide crackdown on melamine-tainted dairy products, authorities have said.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has held five meetings over the past month to seek opinions and suggestions on a draft featuring guidelines of an education reform plan of China for the next decade.
An official from the Supreme People's Court clarified Friday that the crackdown on pornography on mobile phones targets those who "sext" to the public, not to each other.
A revelation about the unborn child of Chinese basketball star Yao Ming and his wife Ye Li has sparked frantic debate on online forums and in the nation's media.
Internet-savvy officials have been expressing their New Year messages on People.com.cn Thursday, heralding China in the modern world, the Beijing Times reported.
Guangdong province's homosexuals on Wednesday night came out to voice support for a legislator's proposal to legalize same sex marriage, saying it would help eliminate social discrimination.
Two security guards working at the Kaixian government's office building in Chongqing municipality were fired on Wednesday after photos showing their indifferent attitude towards a petitioner posted online aroused public criticism.