Shanxi province wants to prove that it is no mere coal producer, as it expands its economy into new areas to tap its economic potential.
Beijing has experienced limited natural gas supplies since Friday due to a temporary scarcity, according to the Beijing Municipal Commission of City Administration and Environment.
China will further step up the supervision of genetically modified food technologies to prevent commercial cultivation of unauthorized varieties, a senior rural affairs official said.
Habitat loss is the single biggest threat to the country's wildlife - more than disturbances from major construction projects near nature reserves, and more than direct human interference such as poaching - according to a national wildlife survey.
Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou paid a visit on Thursday to Taiping Island, the largest island of the Nansha Islands in the South China Sea.
China's top leaders urged implementation of the "strictest" measures to ensure food safety for the public.
The government has punished 1,148 officials for laziness and poor performance following an internal probe last year.
It is said that the average modern woman consumes more than 3 kilograms of lipstick in her lifetime.
Five Chinese pharmaceutical companies have been fined a combined total of 4 million yuan ($608,000) for acting in collusion to fix the price of a common medication.
Only by telling the rich, complex stories of its people can China and the Chinese media help foreigners understand this confident, capable nation, Guo Wei - min, deputy director of the country's State Council Information Office, said in a speech on Thursday.
Chengdu, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan province, embraced a single sister in 1981, but in the years that followed, it sprouted a large clan, adding 28 more. Its sister city relationships now include Haifa, Israel, a center of scientific research, and Horsens, Denmark.
The bitter cold snap that swept the nation in recent days caught many orange growers at midharvest in one of China's major fruit production areas, where more than 50 farmers faced the possibility of total crop failure.
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