Rock art becomes World Heritage Site

The Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region became China's latest World Heritage Site on Friday.

Resort owner faces huge losses from flood

Wang Youlin drove his boat back and forth on Friday, his eyes fixed on a rural resort that he had been running for more than six years and that was now mostly submerged.

Nation tops list of steepest price climbs

Chinese cities occupied four of the top five places where home price saw the steepest increases, with Shenzhen topping the global list, according to a survey by an international real estate consultancy.

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Visit pushes cooperation between China, Mongolia

Li: Countries should ramp up projects formutual benefits

Forecast of heavier rain poses flood control challenge

A government official has warned of more flooding in late July and early August along the Yangtze River and in North China as torrential rains are expected to hit the country in the next few weeks.

Ministry rips US report blaming Beijing for hacks

The Foreign Ministry slammed a report by a US congressional committee blaming the Chinese government for hacking computers at a government corporation that insures bank deposits.

China rebuts claim it sank Vietnamese fishing boat

A Chinese official on Thursday denied Vietnamese allegations that a Chinese coast guard ship sank a Vietnamese fishing boat in the South Chinese Sea last week.

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New rule: E-platforms must ensure food safety

Regulation, taking effect on Oct 1, requires verification of sources, including restaurants

Siblings hurt by attention shift to newborn

A 10-year-old girl who recently suffered headaches, vomiting and listlessness was diagnosed with sibling rivalry disorder after doctors found that her parents were focusing their attention on her infant brother born six months ago.

High cost of second child discourages many

While the change of family planning policy allows couples to have an additional child legally, the high costs associated with growing a family discourages those who can't afford even one.