Hainan expands duty-free program to boost tourism

The range of imported items available at duty-free shops in Hainan was increased on Friday in a bid to promote the island province as an international tourist destination.

Orphaned, but not alone

For Jenny Bowen, the distance between herself and her newly adopted daughter began to close when the child, barely 2, slowly began edging nearer on the hotel bed.

Chili sauce tycoon went from poverty to riches

Reporters stirred when a woman with gray hair strolled into the meeting room. Wearing a red sweater and a deep purple jacket trimmed with sequins, she looked more like she was going square-dancing rather than attending a meeting during the two sessions, the annual gathering of the country's top legislators and political advisers.

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Archaeologists from the Shaanxi Institute of Archaeology recently found two jugs containing what is believed to be wine made 700 years ago.

Missile sale to Turkey confirmed

China confirmed an agreement to sell the HQ-9 air defense missile system to Turkey on Tuesday, during the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace exhibition in Malaysia.

China set to count its wild Siberian tigers

China is going to conduct a national survey of wild tigers to provide bases for their research and management, said a senior official of the country's wildlife watchdog.

Sector floats into calmer waters

China's maritime industries shifted to the "new normal" in 2014, with slower but more sustainable growth, according to the annual maritime economic statistics report released by the State Oceanic Administration on Wednesday.

Selfie sticks on way to being banned

China's major museums are ready to say no to "selfie sticks", but are still considering whether to close their doors completely to the world's newest camera accessory.

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Thousands walk out at running shoe factory

Thousands of workers at a factory operated by Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings, the world's largest sports shoe maker, have gone on strike over proposed changes to production arrangements, the company said on Wednesday.

Legislators fined over tiger's death fall

Three legislators have each been fined 3,000 yuan ($482) for illegally keeping eight tigers, one of which died after falling from an 11-story building when it was disturbed by firecrackers during the Spring Festival holiday.

Mother of executed teenager sees murder case files

The mother of Nie Shubin, who was executed in 1995 after being convicted of raping and killing a woman in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, left a court on Wednesday with copies of all the files related to her son's case.