Museum a model of flood control

Complex drainage system at Forbidden City shows how to keep water away during a storm

Beijing's iconic Chang'an Ave to sport traditional elements

Chang'an Avenue, a major and iconic thoroughfare in Beijing, is undergoing a face-lift that involves adding Chinese elements, Beijing Youth Daily reported on Monday.

Liberal arts helps university stand apart

Editor's Note: China Daily is publishing a series of reports on universities jointly established by education institutions from China and overseas. As the colleges get busy with recruitment, our reporters visited them to talk with principals, teachers and students.

Sansha funds ecological protection

China's Sansha city has decided to allocate 5 million yuan ($748,000) annually for maritime environmental conservation in the next three years.

High-energy graduate charging forward

Jia Fan has already sketched an enviable resume at the age of 25: founder of a chain of six restaurants with 200 employees; founder of a working community that has attracted 22 startup companies.

Jobs growing, but applicants are lagging

Job opportunities grew during the second quarter in the central and western part of China and in third-tier cities, thanks to e-commerce and the sharing economy.

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Chengdu hotpot faces regulation

Zhang Feng, an expert on lubricating oil at a research institute in Beijing, dined twice at a hotpot restaurant in Chengdu, Sichuan province, during his nearly five-day stay in the city.

Govt spokesman debunks flood myths

Q&A with Zhao Xuefeng, deputy head of the Publicity Department of Xingtai, Hebei province, from the Mirror newspaper.

DNA technique heralds future advances in disease detection

Scientists in Shanghai have come up with a way to obtain accurate test results from microscopic DNA samples, paving the way for breakthroughs in the detection of cancer and venereal disease.

Government moves to tackle e-waste pollution

Authorities impose stringent regulations on workshops whose activities damage the ecosystem, report Zheng Jinran in Beijing and Qiu Quanlin in Shantou, Guangdong province.

Cleaner work model improves people's lives

Chen Weiyang started an electronic waste recycling business in 2001, shortly after he graduated from a technical institute in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province.