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The Supreme People's Court has released a list of more than 830,000 names of people with a bad credit record in 2014, 20 percent of whom eventually pay off their debts, court spokesman Sun Jungong said on Monday.

Official's tough talk gets praise

The comments of the senior national human trafficking task force officer on what should be done with traffickers have triggered widespread discussion.

10 wounded in railway station attack

Nine civilians and a police officer were injured in a knife attack by two assailants at Guangzhou Railway Station on Friday morning.

Guiyang aims to lure startups in big data industry with competition

Guiyang, capital of Guizhou province, has launched a big data entrepreneurship competition to stimulate participation in the city's already booming high-tech industry.

Salaries increase to ease labor shortage

A company in Dongguan, a major production center in Guangdong province, is giving 800 yuan ($130) rewards to employees who successfully recommend new recruits, local media reported.

Gao fen provides eye in the sky

China is speeding up the formation of a high-resolution Earth observation system to get rid of its heavy reliance on foreign satellites, project officials said on Friday.

Law to get tough on domestic violence

Committing domestic violence can result in penalties as severe as the death sentence, according to a guideline released by China's top judicial authorities on Wednesday.

Shanghai solves UK's math problem

A popular mathematics textbook from Shanghai will be published in the UK this summer, as part of the country's efforts to learn from the city's excellent mathematics teaching methods.

Californian raids target 'maternity tourist' industry

Investigators from the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement raided about 20 southern California locations on Tuesday to investigate "maternity tourists", mainly from China.

William speaks out against ruthless poaching of elephants

Prince William visited a sanctuary for Asian elephants in Yunnan province on Wednesday to highlight wildlife protection.

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Anti-graft probe to double its efforts in coming year

The anti-corruption authority swore on Tuesday that it will more than double its effort to expand its investigation to cover all government offices and State-owned enterprises this year.