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.

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Electric vehicles in the Chinese capital will soon be exempt from parking fees and tolls in a bid to encourage low carbon transportation, the Beijing Morning Post reported on Thursday.

'Enemy's children' found love in arms of Chinese parents

Sumie Ikeda is an energetic and sprightly 70-year-old Japanese woman who speaks fluent Chinese with a strong northeastern accent.

Lawyers' rights must be protected, experts say

Lawyers' behavior should be regulated and their rights protected as China progresses with judicial reforms put forward in 2013, members of the legal profession said on Thursday.

New high-speed train prepares for extreme cold on northern line

Early on Monday morning, train No D5001 left the station in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, to begin trial runs on China's northern most high-speed rail line.