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'Cheaper and safer'

[2013-07-04 07:56]

Yang Mingying, 58, has noticed a huge difference between the outdated Yunnan-Vietnam Railway and the new trains that run on the Yuxi-Mengzi Railway, which opened three months ago.

Graduates face grim hunt for work

[2013-07-03 08:03]

Liu Xiaohong boarded a Beijing-bound train in Changchun, capital of Jilin province, on the morning of June 24. Amid tears, cheers and a great deal of ruined makeup, Liu's classmates helped her lift a large suitcase, containing mementos of the past four years, onto the luggage rack.

Nice work - if you can get it

[2013-07-03 08:03]

The global economy has been hit by a slowdown in the United States and the sovereign debt problems affecting many countries in the European Union.This has delivered a massive blow to new graduates.

Parents learn a costly lesson on homes

[2013-07-02 08:04]

University lecturer Jiang Ying is a typical Chinese parent. She has high expectations for her daughter and adheres firmly to the following logic: To be successful in competitive Chinese society, you have to graduate from a prestigious university.

Class dwellings

[2013-07-02 08:04]

Beijing: A widening gap between close-to-school and regular homes

Taking the reins of great change

[2013-07-01 09:08]

About 20 kilometers from the Sino-Mongolian border, yurts are scattered around the vast greenness of one of the best-known pasturelands in the region.

A growing thirst for water safety

[2013-06-28 08:05]

The issue of polluted groundwater in China has once again bubbled to the surface.

Confusion at the heart of the problem

[2013-06-28 08:05]

Experts say the management of groundwater quality lacks coordination, because four ministries are involved, each with overlapping responsibilities but insufficient resources.

Sources of water drying up

[2013-06-28 08:05]

In addition to pollution, experts say the most pressing problem with groundwater is that levels continue to fall because of overexploitation.

Justice, Tibet style

[2013-06-27 06:48]

When someone is killed in a traffic accident in China the guilty party usually has to compensate the victim's family, and might even serve a prison term.

Local lawyers break the mold

[2013-06-27 06:48]

No one understands or defines the history of Tibetan lawyers better than Yangjen.

Yunnan brews up cups of success

[2013-06-26 06:50]

More than 30 years ago, Shi Youfu grew weary of growing rice and corn in his fields.

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