College students and their teachers in need of quick cash or secure storage for their belongings are turning to pawnbrokers for low-cost loans and as a safe haven for their cars and electronics.
A man went on trial last week on charges he hired others to kill his rival after failing to win a village election in Guangzhou.
As extreme cold weather continues to move southward across China, bringing the lowest temperatures recorded in decades, northeastern parts of the country have already experienced some localized warming, the National Meteorological Center said on Sunday.
The number of beds for seniors in Beijing's nursing homes will be increased to 150,000 by 2020 to cater to the needs of the aging population, officials said on Sunday.
The rescue of 15 infants from a child-trafficking gang by 78 police officers has drawn attention to poverty and lack of legal awareness in the country's poorest regions.
The discipline watchdog of the Communist Party of China has named officials for violations of the Party's anti-corruption and frugality code of conduct.
Hospitals and health authorities across China are bracing for an expected surge in older pregnant women this year, after the country adopted a second-child policy.
Having a second child is a new experience, much harder than being pregnant with the first.
Obstetricians are beginning to feel the pinch brought by China's new second-child policy, as more women plan to have a second child at an advanced reproductive age despite possible health risks that could endanger the lives of both mother and infant.
An ordinary person might want to go to Antarctica to experience extreme cold, witness the midnight sun or get close to quirky penguins.
1.The Chinese Antarctic Center of Surveying and Mapping used remote sensing in its work, which was awarded the second prize in the National Award for Progress in Science and Technology in 1998.
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