Increased resources to boost education

The Ministry of Education will increase the number of kindergartens and teachers as needed over the next few years to avoid potential shortages of preschool resources in the wake of the country's new second-child policy.

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President Xi Jinping promised to give an environmental-friendly and corruption-free 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing on Tuesday.

College staff reprimanded, dismissed

Leaders of the Communication University of China, one of the key universities for broadcasting, have violated the rules of the Communist Party of China and have been reprimanded for failing to discipline the faculty.

13m unregistered people to be given hukou recognition

China is considering extending hukou, or household registration, to 13 million unregistered citizens, according to the Ministry of Public Security.

Chengdu's deputy Party chief investigated

Li Kunxue, deputy Party chief of Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, has been placed under investigation, according to the provincial anti-graft authority.

Some officials took part in terrorism, watchdog says

Some officials in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region have supported and even taken part in terrorist activities, the head of the regional disciplinary watchdog said.

Countryside credit reducing rural poverty

Despite a new, if slightly bumpy, mountain road and countless tunnels, it still takes more than six hours to drive to Shiba Dong, a village in western Hunan province, from Changsha, the provincial capital.

Tide turning for small shipbuilders and owners

After a week-long voyage along the Yangtze River in his new cargo ship, Chen Tao transported tons of rolled steel to Wuhan, Hubei province, from Shanghai before returning to his home in Huaibin county, Henan province, for a short vacation.

Drone users face limits

For drone enthusiasts, places such as Tian'anmen Square in Beijing and the White House in Washington, DC, are not good places to toy around with their unmanned aerial vehicles.

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Official: US could waver on climate

A veteran climate official said on Monday he is concerned that existing climate policies in the United States might not be adhered to after the next US president is elected.

Traffic back to normal after snow

Traffic resumed in snowstorm-hit areas of northern China as highways and airports were reopened on Monday morning.