China's top military court sentenced former senior military official Gu Junshan to death with a two-year reprieve on Monday after finding him guilty of charges that include embezzlement, accepting bribes and abuse of power.
A new section of high-speed railway in Northeast China's Jilin province has started test runs.
Preparations for the 2022 Winter Olympics will see the iconic Water Cube transformed into an "ice cube" as organizers ready it to host curling and skating events, the venue operator said on Monday.
Housewives compare prices every day, including Zhang Ming, a 60-year-old retired woman who frequents a supermarket in Beijing's Fengtai district.
Typhoon Soudelor, the biggest storm to hit China this year, was continuing to affect eastern areas on Sunday after killing 12 people in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, and six in Taiwan.
People sending parcels and express mail to Beijing during the period marking the 70th anniversary of victory in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression will have to confirm their identity.
Back in the country where they were detained as prisoners of war in the 1950s, two former soldiers of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea now find little apparent objection or hostility, at least superficially.
"We, the citizens of Singapore, pledge ourselves as one united people, regardless of race, language or religion, to build a democratic society based on justice and equality so as to achieve happiness, prosperity and progress for our nation."
Item from Aug 10, 1993, in China Daily: Nearly 2,000 US-made Chevrolet vans and cars were delivered over the weekend to China at Tianjin port. General Motors staff members here display a banner saying "Thank you, China." These vans and cars were the first delivery on 4,000 cars China bought from General Motors this year.
Many people are debating single women's right to have children, including preserving their ova with surgery to extend their fertility.
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