Sansha seeks to become major tourist attraction

Journey to China's southernmost city expected to be like a trip to the Maldives

Beijing plans to list smog as a meteorological disaster

Beijing included smog as a meteorological disaster in its draft of a new prevention and control regulation that was under review on Thursday.

Ships carry adventurers to 'mysterious islands'

Tourists heading for Sansha will have a new choice in July, with a large cruise ship from Sanya to the Xisha Islands set to start operating soon.

Mayor answers: 'I'm from the sea'

Whenever he is asked where he's from, Xiao Jie, the mayor of Sansha, Hainan province, gives a surprising answer: "I'm from the sea."

Math games help students learn

The class has no rules written on the blackboard or complicated calculations. Students sit in groups, absorbed in a wooden block puzzle, sometimes rotating the blocks and sometimes discussing.

Ministry: SOE profit decline slows

Pattern 'in line' with overall economic situation, analyst says; some industries see big increases

Telecoms enforce tough real-name registration

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the country's industry watchdog, is releasing its strictest real-name registration rules for mobile phone users.

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Children scale 800-meter cliff on way to school

Fifteen children regularly use a rattan ladder to scale an 800-meter cliff on their way to and from boarding school every two weeks in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture in Sichuan province.

Rare cats verified in northwest

Researchers have confirmed that snow leopards live in areas south and north of Qinghai Lake in Northwest China's Qinghai province.

Hotpot reigns supreme in China

China is home to diverse regional cuisines and a growing foreign-food scene, but nothing tops the hotpot ritual of placing fresh ingredients into a boiling broth, according to a new survey.

Nation's students are more vulnerable to internet attacks

China's high school students are particularly vulnerable to cyberattacks compared to those in other countries, a survey released on Wednesday has found.