Drones help rein in mosquito breeding

Aerial drones have become part of the prevention effort against dengue fever in Guangdong province, after the epidemic peaked last summer.

New rail to speed up travel along Yangtze River

Feasibility studies have begun on a continuous high-speed railway linking eastern, central and southwestern parts of the country.

Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei deal to promote landscape tourism in area

Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei province will jointly develop landscape tourism in their boundary areas, according to a cooperation agreement signed last week.

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Turning waste into power cleans up village lifestyle

Liu Huaiyu raises more than 200 pigs in her farmyard, which houses one of the largest piggeries in her village, and the prodigious amount of manure they generate every day never bothers her. It is a source of extra income for her family.

Police experience helps environmental agency head

An experienced former police officer has headed the environmental watchdog in Zigong, Sichuan province, for more than three years and is trying to give environmental protection work more bite.

Work set to begin soon on Beijing airport's 4th runway

Beijing Capital International Airport, the busiest in China, will soon start building a new runway to help ease the heavy burden on existing facilities and improve flight punctuality, airport managers said.

Demand spikes for traditional woodblock-print Tibetan sutras

Lhasa resident Chodron has been on the waiting list for a woodblock-print sutra from her local monastery for a year, and she will need to wait another two years before she receives the beautiful piece of scripture.

'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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