As millions of travelers headed home on Wednesday on the last day of the weeklong National Day holiday, many in northern China, including in Beijing and Tianjin, encountered thick smog that cut visibility, hampered traffic and soured their mood.
Cross-Straits relations are expected to deepen as the mainland's Taiwan affairs chief, Zhang Zhijun, prepares to meet Andrew Hsia, his counterpart from Taiwan, in Guangdong province from Oct 13 to 15.
Country has open attitude toward efforts promoting regional integration
Millions of travelers are making their way home during the last two days of the week-long National Day holiday, which began on Thursday.
Tens of thousands are playing a key role in the research and conservation of China's migratory species, as Chen Liang reports
Number of trips to domestic hot spots is also on the rise
Tying the knot as an undergraduate has been legal for 10 years in China, but this has brought a series of challenges, report Zhao Xinying in Beijing and Tan Yingzi in Chongqing
Chinese pharmacologist Tu Youyou, now 85, became China's first medicine Nobel laureate when it was announced she was one of three scientists awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work in developing effective drugs against parasitic diseases.
Chinese police are making great efforts, including assigning more officers and improving security facilities, to implement requirements of the Ministry of Public Security during the National Day holiday.
Following a spate of uncivilized behavior related to the tourism market, the Palace Museum has blacklisted 2,500 visitors since June for misbehaving, part of an effort aimed at protecting ancient relics as well as restoring market order by eliminating illegal vendors and ticket scalpers.
China hopes the United States will scale back activities that may cause misunderstandings, and respect China's core interests, a senior Chinese naval commander has said.
An Indonesian minister said late Thursday that negotiations are underway between Indonesian and Chinese consortiums to build a high-speed rail system linking Jakarta and Bandung, capital of West Java province.