WeChat video used to finalize divorce

As Chinese divorce hearings go, it was fairly standard - apart from the fact that one half of the couple was 2,000 kilometers away.

Bike-sharing apps vow to prevent underage users over safety concerns

The operators of three major bike-sharing apps have pledged to make their services less accessible to children in response to Shanghai traffic and education authorities' calls for improved safety.

Girl with blood disorder on road to recovery

A seriously ill girl whose parents had four more children in the hope of finding her a suitable transplant donor is on the road to recovery.

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Fossil offers clues to live births

A fossil of a long-necked marine reptile unearthed in Yunnan province shows the creature that lived millions of years before dinosaurs was developing an embryo, an indicator that it gave birth to live offspring, scientists said on Tuesday.

Arrests made in garbage dumping

Twenty-five suspects have been arrested on charges of environmental pollution following two cases of garbage being dumped in or along the Yangtze River.

Killed cop's mom dies after son's funeral

The mother of a police officer killed in the line of duty in Jilin province died on Tuesday after having a heart attack at her son's funeral.

Vietnam vows to probe tourist attack claim

Vietnam responded on Wednesday to demands from China to investigate allegations of a Chinese tourist being beaten by local border defense officers in the northern Vietnamese city of Mong Cai.

Shijiazhuang sets target for reducing major air pollutants

Shijiazhuang, a city in Hebei province chronically plagued by smog, has set an ambitious target to cut the density of fine particulate matter in the air by more than 20 percent this year, which will require stricter controls on industrial production, especially for iron, steel and cement.

'Pump-and-dump' scheme plagues HK

Hong Kong police are struggling to deal with digital pump-and-dump schemes targeting brokerages - a little-known type of computer-generated fraud that surged in the Chinese territory last year.

Investment in Xinjiang textile industry booming

The Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region has become the most popular destination for investors in the textile industry, a regional trade official said.

Soldiers punished for breaking alcohol ban

The People's Liberation Army Air Force has punished more than 100 of its members for violating an alcohol ban or failing to prevent subordinates from drinking, Chinese media has reported.