A simple tent sits by the seashore in the Henoko district of Okinawa's Nago city. Nearby is the area in the city of Ginowan that has been designated as the new base for US Marine Corps Air Station Futenma.
Liu Yuedong wears three bullet scars - one each in his back, waist and leg - like badges of honor, and his memories of the intense battles he fought in against the Japanese army are as fresh today as when he saw action more than 70 years ago.
China is reforming the way compensation is determined for environmental damage as legal cases involving pollution are increasing quickly and unified national assessment standards are needed, experts said.
Monkeys have descended from their mountainous habitat to make life a misery for residents in Xuzhou, Jiangsu province.
Health authorities nationwide were told on Monday to improve coordination with their education counterparts and tell schools regularly of HIV infection among their students to better fight increasing cases of the disease.
As part of the China-UK Year of Cultural Exchange, the 2015 Amazing China cellphone photo contest was launched on Monday in Beijing with the aim of promoting mutual understanding by encouraging tourists to discover the beauty of China.
Beijing will put 2.8 million floral displays on view ahead of the 70th anniversary of victory in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression (1937-45).
Single women in China are not allowed to freeze their eggs for use in the future, a fact that is central to the issue of single women's reproductive rights, according to a well-known sociologist and sexologist based in Beijing.
About 160 pieces of porcelain considered not good enough for China's royal court and shattered 580 years ago have finally made their way to the Forbidden City.
Two mailboxes in Taipei have unexpectedly become a hit with tourists and locals after a falling signboard knocked down by Typhoon Soudelor bent them into unusual shapes over the weekend.
In November 1941, 2,000 young Canadian soldiers crossed the Pacific Ocean and landed in Hong Kong to fight the Japanese army, which was occupying the then-British Crown Colony. More than 500 of them never returned home.
Shao Shikun, 80, a surveyor assigned 40 years ago to help determine the height of Qomolangma, the world's highest mountain, saw many colleagues die during the arduous work.
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