Clear skies may bring in tourists

The good weather is continuing to bring clean air and blue skies to Beijing, and officials believe the fine spell will encourage more tourists from both home and abroad to visit the capital.

Fundraiser unites celebrities, disabled

A fundraising dinner brought the US ambassador to China, celebrities and sports stars together with developmentally disabled people in Shanghai on Friday.

Ancient goddess opens to public again on heritage day

Antiquities departments across the country have organized events to celebrate Chinese Cultural Heritage Day, which falls on Saturday.

Guangzhou Evergrande optimistic about prospects under new manager Scolari

Big-spending Chinese soccer club Guangzhou Evergrande will fight for more trophies at domestic and Asian tournaments this year with former World Cup-winning manager Luiz Felipe Scolari at the helm, senior club managers said.

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Think tank eyes bigger advisory role

An organization with six decades of history and a diverse brain trust of experts charged with developing solutions to public policy challenges is reforming itself in an effort to meet China's most pressing needs.

Soldiers kill suspected DPRK border-crosser

A person suspected of illegally crossing the border from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea was killed by Chinese border patrol soldiers in Helong, Jilin province, on Thursday, the city's publicity department reported on its micro blog.

Alliance aims to foster students' new ideas

An alliance has been launched in Beijing in an attempt to advance China's strategic plan for innovation.

China tops Japan in Asian university rankings

China has overtaken Japan as Asia's No 1 nation for world-class universities, according to the Asia University Rankings 2015 published on Wednesday by Times Higher Education, a weekly magazine published in the UK.

Decision delayed on retrial of man executed 20 years ago

A long-awaited ruling on the retrial of a man executed 20 years ago - his family says wrongfully - has been delayed again as the top court in Shandong province wrestles with the complexity of the case.

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China asked the United States on Thursday to repatriate a fugitive former Chinese official as soon as possible.

Pollution, tourism put coasts at risk

Depleted fisheries and pollution have left Wu Ruiwei and his peers in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region needing to travel farther out to sea for fish and shrimp.