Leaders push green growth as way to prosperous future

Distinguished by natural coastal scenery, offshore coral reefs and beach stones shaped like Chinese weiqi pieces, Qizi Bay, Hainan province, is ripe for development.

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Population to peak in 2025

A lower-than-expected fertility rate means China's population will peak in 2025, something the country's leadership will have to seriously consider when drawing up its forthcoming national development blueprint, said a senior Chinese demographic expert in Brussels.

Tapping ancient lore with modern research methods

Tu Youyou, the first Chinese citizen to win a Nobel Prize in science, said winning the prize was "not that important", but the recognition of her work can boost further research into Traditional Chinese Medicine.

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Typhoon leaves trail of death and mayhem

At least six people were killed and another 223 injured when Typhoon Mujigae battered Guangdong province on Sunday.

Transport delays reduce the time windows for organ transplants

A large proportion of China's donated lungs are wasted due to the country's poor human organ transport system, says one of the country's top lung transplant surgeons.

Plight of 'forgotten camp' POWs recalled

The underground catacombs of one of Britain's most iconic buildings are to offer a rare chance to relive the dark days of one of the most notorious Japanese prisoner of war camps in China. Liverpool's St. George's Hall is to host a photographic exhibition highlighting the Shenyang World War II Allied Prisoners Camp, originally known as Mukden POW Camp.

Japan seeks to 'block' application for Nanjing

The Japanese government has reportedly tried to block China's effort to apply to UNESCO to list documents relating to the 1937 Nanjing Massacre on the Memory of the World Register.

Excavation of famed Zhiyuan begins

Archaeologists began the first round of excavation on Sunday of a much-sought sunken warship that was confirmed late last month to be the Zhiyuan, a famous vessel of the Beiyang Fleet that sank on Sept 17, 1894 during the Sino-Japanese War.

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UnionPay forex controls tightened

China will tighten management of cross-border cash withdrawals by UnionPay bank card holders to prevent money laundering. Cardholders are advised not to withdraw large amounts of cash overseas, said the country's foreign exchange regulator, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, at a news briefing.