Three students die in tutoring classroom fire

Three children died in a fire on Saturday at a building used by a private tutoring company as a childcare facility in the Changxing Island Economic Zone in Dalian, Liaoning province.

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Hospitals cut back on antibiotic use

The use of antibiotics in Chinese hospitals has dropped by 40 percent since the top health authority began to curb their overuse, said a senior expert.

Better lives, schooling mark Tibet anniversary

Efforts to improve the livelihoods of people in Tibet are seeing good results as the autonomous region celebrates the 65th anniversary of its peaceful liberation on Monday.

Tower, stone witness China's sovereignty

They still stand. Weathered and baked by the sun, certainly, but they stand as icons of defiance. When people visit China's Yongxing Island in the South China Sea for the first time, residents proudly point out these symbols of China's sovereignty: a three-story gun tower and a 1-meter-tall stone with red lettering that marks the return of the island to Chinese sovereignty after the war against occupying Japanese forces.

Fisherman, 81, says others came to islands late

When Su Chengfen started his fishing life at the age of 13, there were no traces of foreigners in the Nansha Islands.

Summer sun signals relief from allergies

The most difficult part of the year for Zhou Yan ended with the official start of summer on May 5.

Graduates reluctant to start a business

Given a choice, Chinese university graduates prefer to find employment rather than start a company.

Underground water treatment plant to make waste useful

The largest underground water recycling plant in Asia is expected to be completed in Beijing by the end of June, according to the Beijing Drainage Group, a large public-service enterprise in the capital and the operator of the plant.

Zhejiang tells schools to test for toxins

Education authorities in Zhejiang province have ordered strict oversight of school running tracks following parents' claims that their children had fallen ill after using a new facility.

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New lighthouses make sea safer

China is perfecting maritime navigation aids for civilian vessels in the South China Sea, as the country has built two lighthouses and four beacons on the Xisha Islands, sources told China Daily.