Textbooks to include more about culture

China has revised its primary and secondary school textbooks to include more about ancient poetry and traditional culture.

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Lhasa seeks preservation, balanced growth

Lhasa, capital of the Tibet autonomous region, has rolled out a series of measures to protect the city's historic villages, local officials said on Tuesday.

Survey: Returnees face uphill battle for jobs

As more Chinese people go abroad to study, finding a satisfactory job after the return trip has become a top concern.

Courts get oversight to avoid mistakes

Well over half of the administrative rulings protested by prosecutors were overturned last year, as procuratorates played a role in supervision, an official of China's top prosecuting body said on Tuesday.

Floods threaten southern areas

China's flood control authority said on Tuesday that there is "a large chance of flooding" along the Yangtze River, Songhua River and Huaihe River this year as a result of increased precipitation during flood season.

Nuclear rescuers readied for 2018

China plans to have completed the assembly of a national nuclear emergency response team by the end of 2018, an official overseeing the nation's nuclear power industry said.

Nation takes lead in ecological effort

China has dedicated "an incomparable amount of research, effort and funds" to protecting the South China Sea's vulnerable ecological system, a leading ocean ecology expert said on Tuesday.

Brothers achieve internet stardom in their old age

Most other people at their age would have retired to enjoy a peaceful life at a picturesque tourism spot, but Huang Quande, 87, and his 76-year-old brother, Huang Yuechuang, have found a new job that provides them with fun, a decent income and internet stardom.

Ozone, summer's No 1 enemy, on rise

Excessive ozone gas has become the prime pollution problem in Beijing in recent days, replacing the notorious PM2.5, and it's likely to linger for a couple of days, the capital's environmental monitoring authority said on Monday.

Antipollution law gets a performance review

The revised Environmental Protection Law has performed well in reducing pollution since taking effect on Jan 1, 2015, by providing new enforcement tools, including higher fines and other legal sanctions, according to an assessment released on Monday.

Overloaded truck rolls; highway damaged

Repairs to a broken section of elevated highway in Shanghai will take about two weeks, the Shanghai Road Administration Bureau said on Monday.