Despite a setback-plagued career hampered by injury, former Olympic champion hurdler Liu Xiang, who is reportedly ready to retire on Tuesday, remains a groundbreaking figure for Chinese sports.
A major case involving paying bribes to pass driving tests has brought corruption in the country's vehicle management departments into the public spotlight.
Oriental Gate, a landmark building in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, that has been widely ridiculed for its unconventional underpants shape, is finally nearing completion after more than a decade of construction.
As the mobile communication service WeChat becomes a must-have application on smartphones, the People's Liberation Army is urging wives of its service members to keep secrets from it.
New statistics show that about 2,100 police officers died while on duty over the past five years.
China has joined the elite humanitarian club of countries that are able to bring non-nationals to safety from danger zones, after evacuating hundreds of Chinese citizens and foreigners from war-torn Yemen.
Pictures of foreign children waving Chinese flags and kissing Chinese sailors on the cheek as they were taken to safety on board a warship have appeared online amid global acclaim for the country's growing humanitarian role.
"Only 35 minutes after we started the evacuation, at 10:50 am, a mortar shell dropped 5 kilometers away from our ship. There was a lot of smoke, and the firing was very close. We had just started security checks and very few of the evacuees were on board."
When Ma Zhi, an ardent travel fan from Beijing, and some friends planned a short visit to the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in January, they didn't imagine it would include a one-day trip to a foreign country.
Fangchenggang will support its e-commerce industry through favorable policies and by improving supervision, according to a top official at the local commerce bureau.
"Go!" At the word of command, Jia Jiang runs 5 meters in exactly five steps to the salute gun, goes down on his knees and loads the 15 kilogram salute shell into the gun barrel with his right arm. The set of movements is finished in three seconds.
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