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Taxi passengers gain new clout

[2014-10-23 07:56]

A new taxi industry regulation will allow passengers to refuse to pay fares if drivers break certain rules.

Four days in Buddhist temple takes life back to a simple level

[2014-10-23 07:56]

Chen Yu was one of 50 city-dwellers chosen by Qixia Temple in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, to experience four days of traditional Buddhist life. And it was a body-changing experience.

High schools let students 'study overseas without going abroad'

[2014-10-23 07:56]

Attending international departments of Chinese high schools, which education specialists and insiders have called "study overseas without going abroad", has become increasingly popular among Chinese students in recent years.

Forests bring real value to economy

[2014-10-23 07:56]

China's forests can provide timber worth about 13.7 trillion yuan ($2.2 trillion) every year, according to a new report.

3 prosecuted for unmanned flight in Beijing skies

[2014-10-23 07:56]

Three men are being prosecuted for flying an unmanned aircraft to take survey and mapping photographs of the ground in Beijing.

Speedy response to terror in Hotan

[2014-10-23 07:56]

Hotan, a city in southern Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, has set up a special police troop to tackle terrorist threats.

Men to appeal monkey trial verdict

[2014-10-23 07:56]

Four entertainers who use performing monkeys in their act are appealing after being convicted of illegally transporting rare animals.

Netizens snapping up Palace souvenirs

[2014-10-23 07:56]

When the Palace Museum in Beijing released a series of creative and cultural souvenirs, they were quickly picked up by social media and generated intense interest online.

Safeguarding foreigners' rights

[2014-10-23 07:56]

'If the Chinese lawyer hadn't actively defended me, I would have been executed rather than receiving a lenient sentence, considering the amount of drugs seized and the serious harm (they could have done)," said Theodoros Kourtidis with tears in his eyes, after his conviction for transporting heroin in Yunnan province.

Suspects get aid in centers

[2014-10-23 07:56]

A senior official at the Ministry of Justice said legal aid departments have set up offices in local detention centers to provide free services to criminal suspects, including foreign nationals.

Italy looks to revive economy with Chinese help

[2014-10-23 07:56]

Seven hundred years after Marco Polo showed how it was done, Italy is once again knocking on China's door, looking to do business.

Bear skeleton sheds light on 2,800-year-old Chinese ritual

[2014-10-23 07:56]

A bear skeleton unearthed in central China's Henan province may reveal that Chinese people tamed bears at least 2,800 years ago, said archaeologists.

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