The boom in affordable commercial microsatellites has stirred concerns about the amount of debris left floating in space.
Five Chinese-made microsatellites will be sent into space in the near future as part of a proposed international network of 50 satellites that will study the lower thermosphere, a layer of the Earth's atmosphere.
As the capital's population grows the city government is facing a growing challenge arising from the application of the household registration system. Du Juan reports.
In August, the Beijing government published a new policy that allows people who meet certain criteria to apply for hukou in the city.
Gu Ying's biggest regret in life is wasting 20 of her best years submerged in a whirlpool of heroin abuse.
Wielding a pair of scissors, Song Baoshu looks like a magician, swiftly snipping a piece of paper into a work of art.
Liu Min lay on the bed quietly, looking at her newborn second son. Despite her joy, she felt a sense of loss - because she had failed to have a daughter.
"I love my son, but I would also like to have a daughter. I believe daughters are more thoughtful and caring than sons. After marriage, the son may be too preoccupied with his own family to care for his parents or parents-in-law, but a daughter's love for her parents can grow stronger over time. Also, I don't want my son to be torn between his mother and his wife. Conflict between a wife and her mother-in-law is a common theme in modern Chinese soap operas. The shows are dramatic and full of cliches, but a generation gap between the two leading females of the family really does exist, and it's very hard to overcome."
Most people wouldn't think twice about discarding an old bottle cap once it has served its purpose, but for Sun Yang these small metal curios have become an obsession.
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