Pulsar navigation satellite launched

China launched an X-ray pulsar navigation satellite on Thursday morning, according to the China Satellite Navigation Office.

Guideline ends markup on drugs

Patients in China are expected to spend less on drugs at public hospitals and pay higher fees for certain services, according to a guideline released by the State Council, China's Cabinet, to further medical reform in China.

Officers jailed over woman's death

Three police officers were sentenced to prison on Thursday for causing the death of a woman after a dispute on a construction site in Taiyuan, Shanxi province.

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Study notes threat of global warming

One possible explanation for the extinction of dinosaurs is that climate change disrupted the ecological balance and dinosaurs failed to adapt.

Former official stands trial for bribery

Sun Hongzhi, former vice-minister of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, stood trial on Thurs-day for taking bribes, embezzlement of public funds and holding a huge amount of property with unidentified sources.

Tencent pilots smart ID cards

More than 900 people in the southwestern city of Nanning have obtained a smart ID card as part of a pilot for the new technology.

Snow leopards caught on camera

Images of a trio of snow leopards were said to have been caught by a camera installed in a nature reserve in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.

Hebei officials punished for failing to curb pollution

Nearly 500 government officials and company leaders in Hebei province have been held accountable for environment-related issues, according to the Ministry of Environmental Protection.

Governance of CPC fuels pursuit of the Chinese Dream

The Sixth Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, which was held last month, highlighted the Party's determination to carry out comprehensive and strict intra-Party governance.

'New farmers' focus on green agriculture

Feng Xiaoyan views herself as a "new farmer", despite being 53 years old. She is contracted to grow organic potatoes on 1,333 hectares of land in her hometown in the northwest province of Shaanxi, and she established her own brand, Sister Potato, in 2009.

Patient grows ear for transplant on his arm

Doctors treating a man who lost his right ear in a car accident have helped him grow a new one - on his arm.