'Silver' tourists may become travel goldmine

Since she retired four years ago, Chen Ying, 59, has been bitten by the travel bug.

Authorities drafting new standards for senior groups

The China Association of Travel Services is working on guidelines for the industry that will focus on services, safety and healthcare for senior tourists. The standard, which is being drafted, will require travel products to suit the psychological and physiological characteristics of older travelers.

Public to have more say on pollution

In its effort to clean up polluted urban rivers, China will give more weight to public opinion in determining which rivers are given a clean bill of health and removed from a listing of polluted waters.

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Report: Most netizens' privacy compromised

Kou Fei recently got a call at work from her mother, who was anxious to know that she was safe.

Former mystery site celebrates nuclear past

An architectural complex that occupies 6,000 square meters on a mountainside in Beijing's Huairou district has long been a mystery for nearby residents.

Confucius family tree to include more descendants, mainly ethnic members

More descendants of Chinese philosopher Confucius will have a chance to be recorded in the thinker's genealogical record books, believed to be the world's largest. Kong Deyong, a 77th-generation descendant of the revered Chinese philosopher, and chief compiler of the family tree, said on Sunday that compilers have started updating the records in Qufu, Shandong province, and descendants may inquire and register at any time.

Students get ideal majors, but only if they're lucky

The auditorium at the University of South China in Hunan province was crowded on the evening of Sept 8, when hundreds of students gathered to decide their majors through luck of the draw - a lottery system.

Rise of the robots

China's rapid development means it's no longer unusual to see fixed robot arms working around the clock, performing simple, highly repetitive tasks, such as welding and moving components on a typical production line.

Man's dying wish fulfilled as daughters meet

Separated by war and distance, the first embrace between long-lost half sisters Jennifer An and Roesai An was decades in the making.

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Dead firefighters' families still in disbelief about blasts

A month after the deadly Tianjin blasts, family members of Liu Chuntao still can't believe the 22-year-old firefighter has left them forever.