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Worldwide tips aid in graft fight

[2015-04-13 07:32]

China's anti-corruption system is receiving "high-quality" tips from around the world and is ready to take further action to catch more former public officials who have escaped abroad with ill-gotten gains.

Officials suspended after company polluted desert

[2015-04-13 07:32]

Some of the top leaders of the environmental protection bureau in Wuwei, Gansu province, have been suspended for dereliction of duty after it was discovered that a company had been discharging sewage into the desert.

Plus size models strut past ultrathin ideal

[2015-04-13 07:32]

France's obsession with waifs means its fashion industry snubs many women with bigger body types, but there is no need for a ban on ultrathin models, said the patron of a plus size Paris catwalk show underway this weekend.

Severe flood warning for Yangtze River

[2015-04-13 07:32]

China's flood control authority is warning of possible heavy flooding in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River this year as the basin areas are set to receive more precipitation for the upcoming rainy season.

Treated to celebrated Chinese characteristic

[2015-04-13 07:32]

One of the best things since our move to China three years ago has been the helpful people. When we first arrived in Shanghai, we could barely string together two words of Mandarin. But people often went out of their way to give us directions or help us find things in the market.

This Day, That Year

[2015-04-13 07:32]

Item from April 13, 1985, in China Daily: The People's Liberation Army air force is teaching its flying officers to read, write and speak English in a bid to speed up its modernization drive...as English is the language used internationally by air traffic controllers.

Hot topic

[2015-04-13 07:32]

About half of those polled in a recent online survey by major information portal Sina said they intend to buy the new Apple Watch smartwatch.

Looking ahead

[2015-04-13 07:32]

What our reporters and editors will be following today. See breaking news on chinadaily.com.cn

Trending on the web

[2015-04-13 07:32]

Creepy videos, kung fu and Baymax

Li charts course to put northeast back on track

[2015-04-11 07:57]

Major projects - including manufacturing and exporting rail equipment - and support industries remain the key way to help the slowing economy in northeastern China, Premier Li Keqiang said on Friday.

So, did hamburgers originate in China?

[2015-04-11 07:57]

Heated online debate has been triggered over the relationship between hamburgers and rou jia mo, a Chinese snack that has been described as "the world's first hamburger".

New 'rickshaw' hits the roads to beat male pests

[2015-04-11 07:57]

Fed up with being groped and harassed by male auto-rickshaw drivers, a Pakistani environmentalist has hit back.

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