China expects to test-fly next year its first domestically developed seaplane, which is intended to be the world's largest amphibious aircraft, according to an executive at the company working on it.
Medical experts say Guangdong province is taking precautions to prevent any outbreak of Ebola virus if it were to spread from Africa.
Chinese rangers at two conservation zones have joined the Ranger Federation of Asia, a move that will help protect the wild tiger population.
Every July and August, Pemashung, the sales manager of the Tibet Postal Hotel, sees many tourists from different cities gathering in Lhasa, capital of the Tibet autonomous region. That period, the best for sightseeing, is the peak season for Tibet's tourism industry.
Asanali, a young Uygur from the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, has become well known in Guangzhou, the Guangdong provincial capital, since local media published stories about him.
Editor's note: To offer a clearer picture of history, the State Archives Administration released a large number of files on 45 Japanese war criminals who were tried and convicted in China after World War II. The special military tribunal of the Supreme People's Court held public trials, sentencing the criminals to between eight and 20 years in prison. China Daily is publishing abstracts of the criminals' confessions.
More than 200 people attended a bikini blind date event in the capital on Chinese Valentine's Day on Saturday. Unlike traditional blind dates, the activity required male participants to wear shorts and females to wear bikinis. Baihe.com, an online dating service that organized the event, said most participants, ages 22 to 40, are employees of companies or State-run institutions, with stable jobs and income.
"It was my first war experience, and it scared me. I'm lucky to be safe now."
China is expected to participate in more multinational military drills - such as the recently completed Rim of the Pacific exercise - to demonstrate stronger security transparency and coexist with the United States in the Asia-Pacific region, senior military officers and observers said.
Sports venues that were built for the 2008 Beijing Olympics are in good condition and could be used for the 2022 Winter Olympics, a way to cut expenses should the Chinese capital host the event, officials and experts said.
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