Innovator's persistence pays off at coal plant

In the past seven years, Feng Weizhong has managed to save more than 1 million metric tons of standard coal for a Shanghai power company.

Fresh evidence shows Peking Man was able to use fire

New evidence has been found in an archaeological site in Beijing suggesting that the ancestor of modern man was able to use fire more than 600,000 years ago.

Muslims end fasting and celebrate Eid al-Fitr

Ramadan, the monthlong Muslim holy month marked by daily fasting, ended on Saturday with the feast of Eid al-Fitr for the 12 million Muslims in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.

Assembly of seaplane has begun

China started the assembly on Friday of its first domestically developed seaplane, which is expected to take a big share in the international market.

Netizens reach out to British boy

A 5-year-old British boy who suffers from a debilitating form of eczema that leaves him in chronic pain has captured the hearts of China's netizens, who have been offering advice, money for medical care and traditional Chinese medicine treatments.

HK judge warns against trial outbursts

A Hong Kong judge sharply warned opposition activists that courtrooms are not an appropriate place to make political commentaries, as key organizers of last year's occupation campaign face charges.

Former university president suspended

Ji Baocheng, a former president of Renmin University of China, has been suspended from the Party for two years and has been put on a good-behavior notice after being investigated for misbehavior, a newspaper reported.

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Yunnan stops extremists trying to cross border

Police in Yunnan province have thwarted 132 attempts and captured 553 extremists who tried to cross the border and travel to war zones overseas since 2014, the provincial publicity department said on Thursday.

Experts: Get tough on tobacco ad ban

Anti-tobacco activists and public health experts have called for the strict enforcement of the newly revised law banning tobacco advertising in public places.

University kicks off new future for soccer

When a plaque was unveiled this week for the new soccer department at Chengdu Sport University in Sichuan province, soccer teacher Tang Zhongping was overcome with emotion.

Surgery saves girl with enlarged head

Surgery to replace a 3-year-old girl's enlarged skull was performed successfully on Wednesday in Hunan province, according to Xinhua News Agency.