China will increase the pensions of veterans who fought in World War II, starting in October, a civil affairs official said. It is one of a number of measures to honor veterans ahead of the Victory Day commemorations on Sept 3.
The number of people taking public transportation reached a record high for the year as Beijing imposed traffic restrictions in advance of the Sept 3 military parade, prompting an increase in subway train capacity and safety measures.
Air quality in Beijing is expected to remain at the optimum standard in the coming days, as heavily polluting factories have curbed or stopped production before the World War II victory anniversary parade on Sept 3, environmental authorities said on Monday.
Maca, an herb used to boost male sexual potency in traditional Chinese medicine, is likely to maintain its popularity in China if price is a factor.
Two months before the 10-kilometer mini-marathon began at the 2015 World Athletics Championships in Beijing on Saturday, the competition had already started for amateur runner Li Zhiqiang from Qingdao, Shandong province.
The Chinese government's plan to raise the annual revenue of the national sports industry to 5 trillion yuan ($786 billion) by 2025 is workable, according to a leading industry insider.
Hu Bangding was lucky that Japanese planes didn't drop bombs during his entrance exam 73 years ago.
A passerby photographed an exhausted watermelon farmer sleeping outside on a rainy night and helped him sell up to 1,000 kg of melons in Xuchang, Henan province.
Han Fengqun, who was found at the center of the Tianjin blast site about 60 hours after the accident, is in stable condition and shows no signs of being poisoned by toxic chemicals, a doctor said on Sunday.
While travel agencies look into performance-based bonuses for tour guides, anecdotal evidence suggests that efforts to get Chinese tourists to tip could prove tricky.
Travel agencies booking group trips to Hong Kong and Macao will be urged to use digital forms for government approval starting on Sept 1, in a move aimed at curbing illegal travel operators in Guangdong province that might cheat mainland tourists.
An environmental group on Sunday vowed to appeal to a higher court after its lawsuit against eight chemical plants over pollution in the Tengger Desert was rejected.
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