China's mining and top energy-consuming industries suffered a sharp slowdown in factory output and fixed-asset investment last month, further softening overall growth, according to official data.
The People's Liberation Army Air Force opened a Sina Weibo micro-blogging account on Tuesday, following a succession of open house events aimed at boosting its public relations and marking the 66th anniversary of its founding on Nov 11.
A soccer training center for teenagers opened on Tuesday at a martial arts school in Dengfeng, Henan province.
A former senior political adviser has been charged with taking bribes, the Supreme People's Procuratorate said on Wednesday.
The severe air pollution blanketing Northeast China is expected to lift slightly on Friday, then return to hazardous levels over the weekend, according to the National Meteorological Center.
China needs to develop its comprehensive soil protection law, along with incentives such as special funds to support conservation efforts, because the country is confronted with worsening soil pollution mainly because of human activities, a recent study said.
Guangzhou issued an educational action plan to enhance HIV/AIDS prevention on campuses and curb rapidly increasing HIV infections among youths.
The first baby in China, and probably the world, to have received umbilical cord blood to combat a rare genetic defect has recovered well and will leave the hospital soon.
Once hidden along the dusty rural back roads of Wenxian county in Henan province, the village of Chenjiagou, the birthplace of the martial art of tai chi chuan, now stands tall among carefully tended corn and wheat fields.
It would be impossible to tell the story of Chenjiagou and the rise of Chen tai chi without mentioning the "Four Tigers of Chen Village" - the tai chi masters chiefly responsible for taking the family art beyond the village walls in the later part of the 20th century.
Among the many changes that Chenjiagou has seen in recent years, one in particular reflects how the village has embraced modernity: Women now stand alongside men as leaders in the new generation of Chen tai chi masters.
My fourth visit in six years to Chenjiagou included a very special moment.
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