As she rose slowly from her wheelchair to get a better view of the old black-and-white photos, Li Zaide, dressed in a green military uniform with a dozen badges across the chest, momentarily resembled the tough soldier she once was.
When China was fighting for its life during the Japanese occupation, more than 8 million overseas Chinese from across the world who rallied to help the country.
It was 6 am one day in July, and Gao Ke, captain of the missile frigate Linyi, rose from his bunk and began his routine daily inspection. A rusted screw was spotted behind a gangway door and he ordered it to be replaced immediately.
The new semester will start in a few days, bringing with it the peak season for college students to buy new electronic devices and for parents to buy their children all sorts of items for school.
Parents are finding it increasingly difficult to enroll their children in a public primary school in Shenzhen, especially a good one, as the number of children about to enter school greatly exceeds the number of available spots.
Young people across China are being encouraged to watch a television program to air on China Central Television on Friday that showcases World War II Chinese heroes.
The deputy minister of environmental protection will again take charge of environmental impact assessments, returning to a position he held 10 years ago and raising expectations he will once more implement effective steps to control polluting projects.
Two pilots of a Chinese budget airline reportedly came to blows during a flight in June, resulting in punishment including a 10 percent reduction in the airline's flight hours starting on Tuesday.
Thailand, Japan and Hong Kong became the most popular overseas destinations for tourists from the Chinese mainland during the summer's peak tourism season because of the host destinations' new visa policies and favorable currency exchange rates.
Following a recent move by China's top sports body to give up its authority over the Chinese Football Association, a local sports authority in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, said it will mirror that action and cut its own ties to the local football association.
The national health authority has pledged to include diagnosis and treatment of birth defects under health insurance programs.
Their lives are even harder than the yaks'," said Chokyi, during her weekly visit to a border post halfway up a mountain 2 kilometers from her home in Tranglung, Gamba county.
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