Lovers' graffiti causes a storm

Two lovers who carved their names on a 300-year-old bronze vat at the Palace Museum have sparked a heated debate online and Beijing police suggested on Tuesday that the couple turn themselves in.

Attraction prices won't rise despite holiday crowds

Ticket prices for tourist attractions in Beijing will remain stable despite an expected glut of visitors during the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday, according to an official at Beijing's tourism authority.

Beijing tax targets organic emissions

Beijing will levy a new tax on the discharge of volatile organic compounds from five major industries to further control air pollution by increasing its cost.

Yunnan battles new strain of HIV

On Feb 29, 2008, a convoy of long-distance trucks crossed into China from Myanmar. The drivers lined up at the customs house in Jiegao, a border town in southwestern Yunnan province, for a regular HIV/AIDS test, and each was asked to provide 2 to 3 milliliters of blood.

The origin of HIV/AIDS

Human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, belongs to a family of organisms known as retroviruses, which insert their own genetic code into cells for the purpose of replication. When a person contracts the virus, it enters the host's cells, especially CD4 T-cells, which help to fight disease and whose presence can signal the development of HIV/AIDS in the patient.

A father helps autistic children

You Zhong entered the room where five teenagers were eating watermelon as a part of their rehabilitation courses. Then he greeted his son.

Around China

Guangdong

SOEs take measures to reduce graft

More than 40 officials in the State-run China National Offshore Oil Corp have quit their jobs in the last decade and used their connections to improve the profitability of their own firms, according to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

Drones help rein in mosquito breeding

Aerial drones have become part of the prevention effort against dengue fever in Guangdong province, after the epidemic peaked last summer.

New rail to speed up travel along Yangtze River

Feasibility studies have begun on a continuous high-speed railway linking eastern, central and southwestern parts of the country.

Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei deal to promote landscape tourism in area

Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei province will jointly develop landscape tourism in their boundary areas, according to a cooperation agreement signed last week.

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