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Migrant workers return home to thrive in creative new business enterprises

For decades, China's rural residents have rushed to big cities to increase their earnings, but today, more are avoiding travel and homesickness to make money at home.

Officers, vendors swap jobs

The Urban Management Bureau of Changzhou, Jiangsu province, shared its daily work with vendors, in an effort to cultivate mutual understanding with a group that is often hostile toward urban patrol officers and their enforcement duties.

New hardy rice strain resists cold

A scientist known as China's "father of hybrid rice" has developed a new strain that could enable the plant to adapt to more varied growing environments at a significantly lower cost.

Europe looks for new ways of tapping Chinese tourists

Seeing the size and the ever-changing nature of the outbound tourism industry in China, European destinations are looking at new ways to tap into the Chinese market.

Disabilities bring legal difficulties

A new China report by the United Nations dove into an area rarely discussed in the life of the nation's 85 million persons with disabilities: How freely can they navigate the country's judicial system?

Adolescents in China are getting taller, but weaker

Beijing's Olympic Forest Park is busiest after sunset, when adults go for an after-dinner stroll or a run.

Shanghai loves its fried chicken

A report by a local major food delivery service has found that preferred orders differ across the nation's regions.

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Space exploration program launched

The National Space Science Center affiliated to the Chinese Academy of Sciences has officially launched a program consisting of five space exploration projects to be accomplished during the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20).

Migrant workers get help collecting pay

With Spring Festival less than two months away, the Chinese government is again launching a nationwide campaign to ensure every migrant worker gets paid on time.

Guideline supports rural entrepreneurship, innovation

A new guideline supporting rural entrepreneurship and innovation will enable more migrant workers, college graduates and those in high-tech sectors to start businesses in rural areas and help improve the efficiency of the agricultural sector, a senior official said.