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22 missing after tugboat sinks on Yangtze

[2015-01-17 08:59]

Twenty-two people, including eight foreigners, were still missing on Friday after a tugboat sank a day earlier on the Yangtze River in Jiangsu province.

More HK women find a passion for mainlanders

[2015-01-17 08:59]

Marriages between Hong Kong women and mainland men have reached an all-time high.

Geese take roller-coaster ride over Himalayas

[2015-01-17 08:59]

Geese that migrate over the Himalayas hug the terrain as they fly, riding the peaks and valleys like the climbs and dips of a roller coaster, researchers have discovered.

A moment in time: Popular sports

[2015-01-17 08:59]

Public activities on Beijing's streets always gather a crowd. In the picture above, a man teaches a boy to keep goal in 1981. The crowd around them reflects the widespread enthusiasm for soccer that existed then. An interest in soccer still thrives, but many rival sports have taken root in China as a result of the reform and opening-up process. The photo on the right, taken in 2005 in Beijing's Wangfujing area, shows a group of young people fascinated by a dis play of skateboarding, a popular import from California.

Hot list

[2015-01-17 08:59]

The nonfiction books of 2014, as listed by Shenzhen Reading Month:

Looking ahead

[2015-01-17 08:59]

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

Trending on the web

[2015-01-17 08:59]

Highlights from chinadaily.com.cn

Outlook beats world forecast

[2015-01-17 08:59]

2015 to be marked by ongoing adjustments around the globe, vice-minister says

Country gets closer to being net investor

[2015-01-17 08:59]

China's outbound investments will soon exceed inward foreign direct investment, as its companies seek opportunities in mature markets and developing ones on new trading routes, a senior official said on Friday.

US to cooperate in identifying fugitives on the run

[2015-01-17 08:59]

China and the United States will enhance law enforcement cooperation on the application of law and evidence exchanges to nab Chinese corrupt officials who are still at large in the US, the Ministry of Public Security announced on Friday.

Li to explain China to business titans at economic forum

[2015-01-17 08:59]

Premier Li Keqiang will call for an "objective" and reasoned understanding of the Chinese economy from the international community in a speech to be delivered at the 45th annual World Economic Forum meeting next week, a leading official said on Friday.

PLA officers placed under investigation

[2015-01-16 07:11]

Liu Zheng, deputy head of the People's Liberation Army's General Logistics Department, is under investigation for suspected legal violations, the PLA said on Thursday.

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