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Lavish wedding bucks frugality

[2014-11-29 08:16]

An extravagant wedding in Tangshan, Hebei province, has set tongues wagging amid a national campaign promoting frugality.

City drafts regulation to cut light pollution

[2014-11-29 08:16]

Teaching astronomy in a busy metropolis where the starry night sky is often obscured by light pollution is no easy task.

Beijing gives teeth to smoking ban

[2014-11-29 08:16]

Smoking will be banned in all public places in Beijing starting on June 1.

Curbs on religious extremism beefed up in Xinjiang

[2014-11-29 08:16]

Regulation bans jihad videos at religious centers

Experts check out stand-in parents

[2014-11-29 08:16]

A group of experts is assessing and selecting suitable families to adopt children rescued by police from human traffickers. The children live in a social welfare home in Huizhou, Guangdong province, as the authorities have failed to find their biological parents.

Town honors New Zealand friend

[2014-11-29 08:16]

A New Zealand-born social activist and writer who was a great friend and supporter of the Chinese people was remembered at an event in Changting, Fujian province, on Friday.

Around China

[2014-11-28 07:22]

Premier Li Keqiang asked educational and health authorities to create reforms and innovate ways to nurture clinical talent more effectively, and to examine new ways of fostering medical talent with Chinese characteristics.

Quotable

[2014-11-28 07:22]

To achieve the integrated development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei province, we should transfer some of Beijing's and Tianjin's functions and industries to Hebei. Or the siphon effects would make the two municipalities more attractive and hinder the development of Hebei as well as neighboring regions.

The number

[2014-11-28 07:22]

The number of China's motor vehicle drivers has exceeded 300 million, ranking No 1 in the world, according to the micro blog of the traffic management bureau of the Ministry of Public Security on Thursday.

On the web

[2014-11-28 07:22]

Photo: Dongdong, 25, the only male pole-dancing trainer in Qingdao, Shandong province, practices in his small studio on Nov 18. Pole dancing, which requires a high level of muscle control and flexibility, is usually seen as an activity more often practiced by women. But it doesn't rule out the possibility of men getting involved.

Building guidelines released

[2014-11-28 07:22]

China has stepped up efforts to crack down on wasteful construction projects and ostentatious office complexes by introducing tighter standards and specific regulations in guidelines released earlier this week.

Lottery income gets closer look

[2014-11-28 07:22]

The top audit authority has stepped up efforts to examine the management of billions of dollars collected from China's booming lottery market.

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