PLA Navy ship serves civilians, builds friendly ties

The PLA Navy's hospital ship Peace Ark is a 178-meter-long, 25-meter-wide and 14,000-ton mammoth with red crosses beaming on both its sides.

Illegal sales of fireworks scrutinized

China's fireworks industry must phase out illegal family factories and enhance company branding to ensure the safety of its products, an association leader said after two blasts within a week killed at least 13 people and injured at least 60.

US cancer center reaches out to China

A top medical institution at the University of Texas announced on Tuesday that it had partnered with a Chinese group to establish a referral office in Beijing.

Number of migrants drops

China's migrant population - people who left their hometown to seek employment or education elsewhere - decreased for the first time in about 30 years in 2015, a change that surprised demographers and economists.

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Tennis academy in Beijing cultivates next generation

A Beijing tennis academy featuring foreign expertise and a global, professional system may be getting closer to producing China's next Grand Slam winner.

Market growing despite Li Na's exit

Despite the lack of homegrown stars shining on the world stage, the popularity of tennis remains strong enough to sustain a growing number of tournaments in China, said business insiders.

Military shuts down 7 newspapers in reshuffle

Newspapers published by the seven regional military commands of the People's Liberation Army ceased operations on Friday, the military's flagship newspaper PLA Daily reported on Wednesday.

Event in Xinjiang to pave way for Olympics

China's 13th National Winter Games, which are being hosted in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region from Wednesday to Jan 30, will significantly help China promote winter sports in its western regions and achieve the goal of 300 million participants before the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games, a top sports official said.

Couples in rush to get marriage holidays

Cindy Sun and her fiance are reconsidering their honeymoon plans after hearing that a bonus would be abolished that provides extra leave for couples choosing to marry later than the norm.

Living in the city

The distance between Liu Chaoyang's home in Beijing and his son's primary school is 270 kilometers, even though the closest school is just 200 meters from his front door.

'I couldn't help shedding tears'

Liu Chaoyang, migrant worker in Beijing