Full-scale Titanic replica aims to attract visitors to Sichuan

A solemn ceremony was held in the tiny, hilly county of Daying in Southwest China's Sichuan province on Wednesday, which was attended by British former deputy prime minister Peter Mandelson and several US designers, who witnessed the laying of the keel of a full-scale replica of the RMS Titanic.

Chinese Dream rejuvenating country

China is moving closer to its goal of building an all-round moderately prosperous society by 2020, inspired by the Chinese Dream of the great rejuvenation of the country.

Five ex-officers face prosecution over man's death in custody

Prosecutors have finished an investigation into five former police officers suspected of negligence in a case where a young man Prosecutors have finished an investigation into five former police officers suspected of negligence in a case where a young man choked to death after being taken into custody.

Tianjin fish farms found to use banned carcinogen

Some unlicensed fish farmers in the Tianjin Binhai New Area have been using a banned substance to raise fish, Beijing News reported.

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Shanghai sculpture said to be copy of British artwork

Authorities in Shanghai are investigating a sculpture along the Huangpu River that has been accused of being a copy of an iconic statue in London.

Quantum theory needs your help

If you've ever wanted to challenge the theories of Albert Einstein, here's your chance.

Journal urges its readers not to cite professor's gene paper

Scientific journal Nature Biotechnology published a statement on Monday urging readers not to cite a paper it published in May by Chinese scholar Han Chunyu on the next-generation gene-editing tool NgAgo.

Expert makes new findings on history of papermaking

A Chinese archaeologist has announced new findings about an ancient scrap of paper, likely the earliest on record, dating back to 250 years before Cai Lun revolutionized papermaking technology in China.

Twenty-four Solar Terms nominated for UNESCO culture list

China's Twenty-four Solar Terms, a knowledge of time developed through thousands of years of observation of the sun's annual motion, has been nominated for the 2016 Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Explosion at plant brings 52 trains to halt

Fifty-two trains came to a standstill on Tuesday morning due to an explosion in Jinan, capital of Shandong province, affecting about 2,000 passengers at Beijing South Railway Station.

Islam group urged to fight extremism

Top political adviser Yu Zhengsheng has urged the Islamic Association of China to step up the development and resolutely resist the infiltration of extremism, as the association elected its new leadership at the closing of its national congress on Monday.