Police in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region have received more than 300 tips that have led to the capture of nine terrorist groups and one religious extremist group and the arrest of more than 60 suspects.
The Chinese military has relaxed its physical standards for new recruits in an effort to attract more young people with higher education backgrounds.
As more Chinese tourists are deterred from traveling to traditionally popular destinations such as Malaysia and Vietnam, other East Asian countries are eyeing the world's biggest spenders.
Beijingers could live on average 58.17 years in full health, about 10 years fewer than the average in most industrialized countries, according to the top public health official in the capital.
A man in Heilongjiang province was sentenced to death and his wife to life in prison on Monday for murder, rape and robbery in the death of a teenager who had been lured into their home.
A 19-year-old female student's death at a private school in Henan province's Zhengzhou has aroused debate on the role of physical punishment in dealing with Internet-addicted teenagers.
China's local anti-graft watchdogs are beefing up their task forces to meet the increasing demand of fighting corruption.
At least 12 female government officials have been investigated on corruption allegations this year amid the clean-governance campaign, according to anti-graft authorities.
When police arrested actor Huang Haibo for hiring prostitutes in Beijing, his detention stretched out to six months as the authorities sought to change his bad conduct.
Kingdom was important site along old Silk Road during Han dynasties
Lop Nor is a former, mostly dried-up salt lake located between the Taklamakan and Kumtag deserts in the southeastern Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. The lake was about 2,520 square kilometers in 1942, according to local authorities. A satellite image showed the lake dried up in 1958.
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