Tsinghua admissions standards debated

China's prestigious Tsinghua University has been bombarded with criticism after it released a new set of admissions requirements for foreign applicants.

Scientists striving to save rare pangolins

When social media posts about endangered pangolin being eaten at banquets triggered public fury in China last week, a wildlife protection specialist saw a ray of hope.

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Shenzhen: A story of change

Deng Xiaoping's vision made development of the city possible

Family preserves a piece of the Great Wall

Strange as it sounds, Yang Guoxing, a farmer in Northwest China, has lived inside the Great Wall all his life.

Migrant workers have more choice over job location

As China transfers industries from coastal regions to inland locations, large numbers of migrant workers are being presented with more choices of where to work.

Credits for emissions to expand

China has already become the second-largest carbon-trading market in the world, and many companies have positive attitudes about the launch of the national market in 2017, a study from the UN development department found.

Eight arrested in multimillion dollar telecom fraud case

Police in Taiwan have broken up a telecom fraud case in which a university professor on the mainland was scammed out of around 18 million yuan ($2.6 million), according to a report from China News Service.

Industrial growth targets can be met

China is confident of realizing its 6 percent annual growth target for industrial output in 2017 as the growth momentum of the industrial sector is improving, a top official from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said on Friday.

Top court actions helped villager

A villager who was penalized for illegally purchasing corn was pardoned on Friday at a court in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region.

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SPP: Hospitals broke procedure

Prosecuting departments in East China's Zhejiang and Shandong provinces have conducted a thorough investigation into two recent hospital malpractices that led to patients being infected by HIV and hepatitis B.