Riverbed offers up clues on lost ancient treasures

Archaeologists in Sichuan province have recovered what they believe is the lost treasure of Zhang Xianzhong, a rebel leader whose fleet was sunk almost 400 years ago.

Law to aid film industry growth

China's new film industry law provides the regulation needed to help bring the fast-growing market into a golden era, according to industry insiders.

Guangxi prioritizes health resources

China's "home of longevity" will focus on tapping its health-related resources in the next three years to spur economic growth and contribute to improving the health of Chinese in other areas, officials in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region said on Monday.

Faster way to test blood type developed

A team of Chinese scientists in Chongqing have developed a method to match a blood type within two minutes, according to a paper published in an international medical journal.

Dinosaur-egg bandit arrested, police announce

Chinese police have arrested a man accused of stealing dozens of fossilized dinosaur eggs, authorities said on Monday.

Good Samaritans to be better protected

Good Samaritans who are injured while helping someone in need are to be better protected, the top police and security authority announced on Saturday.

Beijing moves into all clean energy era

Beijing shut down its last large-scale coal-fired power plant on Saturday, meaning that the capital now uses only clean energy for all electricity and heating.

Shanghai tightens food safety regulations

A new food safety regulation, said to be the most stringent ever enacted, will take effect in Shanghai on Monday.

School's draft rules see boys, girls as toxic mix

A middle school in Qingyuan, Guangdong province, is amending a set of rules that restrict a wide range of interactions between male and female students, after images of the document were uploaded online that touched off a heated debate.

IN BRIEF (Page 4)

Beijing budgets billions of yuan in effort to clean up air

Beijing will expand funding to reduce air pollution in 2017, including phasing out hundreds of thousands of automobiles and replacing coal furnaces in hundreds of villages, the municipal government said.

City's urban areas switch to alternative energy

Beijing is aiming to eliminate the use of coal in six urban districts and 700 rural villages by the end of this year, officials said.