Beijing police have busted a major fraud ring accused of using E Rent Treasure, an online financial platform, to illegally collect up to 50 billion yuan ($7.6 billion) in funds, harming 900,000 investors across 31 provinces and regions, according to the Beijing Public Security Bureau.
China has finalized a plan setting tough fuel standards for large ships in an effort to slash marine emissions, the Ministry of Transport said on Monday.
The national environmental authority found severely excessive pollution emissions during inspections of 648 companies in 59 cities in December, and it promised tougher punishment this year under a newly enacted air pollution control law.
An incursion by a US warship in Chinese territorial waters on Saturday is the latest attempt by Washington to return tension to the South China Sea and encourage more regional stakeholders to challenge China, according to observers.
Authorities have intensified an investigation into a collapse at a gypsum mine in Shandong province after four miners trapped more than 200 meters underground for 36 days were rescued on Friday.
Conservationists are calling for more efforts to be made to protect wildlife habitats.
Beijing is experiencing its coldest winter in many years, and if, like me, you are also in the Chinese capital, you are feeling it decidedly chilly whenever you step outside, no matter how many layers you wrap yourself up in, and no matter how thick your long johns are.
Item from Feb 1, 1984, in China Daily: Beijingers make last-minute purchases for the holiday dinner at the Xinfeng Supermarket in Chaoyang district.
Many people are preparing "virtual money" for messaging platforms and other digital accounts, on top of the traditional cash in red envelopes, as Spring Festival gifts.
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