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Virtuoso Japanese pianist Hiromi Uehara performed in China's commercial hub for the first time in eight years Wednesday night.
Efforts to prevent sand and dust storms in Beijing and its neighbor Tianjin have been more successful since the implementation of anti-desertification programs over a decade ago.
After claiming a "magical" achievement among a group of qigong practitioners, a local health department in Northwest China now finds itself in the center of widespread mockery and skepticism.
While hiking Qomolangma, mountaineer Wang Tianhan wrote on his micro blog that he was "kidnapped" on Tuesday by a group of people who turned out to be rescuers.
Before 2008, there were two standards for poverty-relief projects in China.
Financial support does not always reach the most deserving.
Malaysian and Thailand transferred 126 Chinese mainlanders who were allegedly involved in a transnational telephone fraud to mainland police.
An Internet cafe collapsed in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region Thursday evening, burying an unknown number of people.
Beijing police said the recent crackdown on illegal foreign residents has not changed the city's friendly attitude toward foreigners.
China's police chief Meng Jianzhu on Thursday vowed to maintain social stability by using advanced technology to strengthen police work.
A fund dedicated to fighting child abduction via online microblogging services was established Thursday by the China Social Assistance Foundation.
The campaign will check whether health foods meet the country's food safety criteria, especially those criteria on some heavy metals.