Controversial incinerators are licensed, Wuhan says

Authorities in Wuhan, Hubei province, have denied reports that two incineration plants in the city are operating without valid licenses, in the face of mounting complaints from local residents over air pollution.

Police pay family of victim who died after delay

A branch of the public security bureau in Tianshui, Gansu province, has paid 200,000 yuan ($32,220) in compensation to family members of a man who died because of the local police's delayed response to a violent robbery.

Pop singer Yao loses battle with cancer

Chinese pop singer Yao Beina, who sang the Chinese version of the theme song Let It Go from the Disney movie Frozen, died on Friday in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, after losing her battle with breast cancer at the age of 33, local media reported.

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Workers 'feel unsafe' in Kenya

More than 100 Chinese participated in a memorial on Thursday for a compatriot killed in a recent robbery in Nairobi, Kenya.

5 gang members tried for murder

Five Japanese men charged with telephone fraud and murder appeared in court in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, on Wednesday.

Panda center facing scrutiny

Questions have been raised about the Shaanxi Rare Wildlife Rescue and Breeding Research Center in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, which has been earning money by displaying rescued pandas - some of which later became sick and died.

Disease strikes rare animal

Jan 4, 8-year-old female Da Bao died of canine distemper in the Shaanxi Rare Wildlife Rescue and Breeding Research Center.

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China will strive for equal access to basic cultural services, according to an official guideline released on Wednesday.

Keeping in step with the shanghai beat

As someone who speaks the Shanghai dialect fluently and has lived in the city for more than 55 years, Hamut Mehmut calls himself Shanghainese.

From outsider to respected teacher

To his colleagues and students, Nurmemet Tuniyaz is no longer just "the Xinjiang guy", but a respected teacher of English who's known for his strong work ethic and athletic physique.

The Uygur who puts the accent firmly on Beijing

When we met, Asanjan Memet was negotiating with a tourist operator, trying to persuade the company in Sichuan province to invest in his community on the outskirts of Beijing.