China-made satellites in high demand

China will construct and launch two remote sensing satellites for foreign countries in the coming two years, an industry insider said.

Five go on trial for gold smuggling

Five people linked to a collapsed Chinese peer-to-peer lender have gone on trial for gold smuggling, the first court case in a scandal that allegedly bilked investors of 58 billion yuan ($8.4 billion) nationwide.

Sino-Malaysian military drill a success

Exercise Aman Youyi 2016, or Peace and Friendship 2016, a China-Malaysia joint military exercise with a theme of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, successfully concluded in the Paya Indah Wetlands in Selangor, Malaysia, on Friday.

Parents choose to educate child in great outdoors

Pan Zhenwen has covered a lot of ground for a 4-year-old.

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No backsliding on overcapacity, officials say

While China has made remarkable progress in cutting steel and coal production overcapacity, the prices of those commodities have bounced back in recent months. This has caused officials to vow continued efforts to keep overcapacity from rebounding.

Malaysian exercises teach skills for success in jungle

Chen Zhuorong, 23, with the People's Liberation Army Special Operations Forces, was glad to learn a new skill - how to build a temporary shelter in the jungles of Malaysia.

Chinese, Chilean academics putting heads together

Chinese scholars and researchers held a seminar with their Chilean counterparts on Wednesday to discuss working more closely and providing policymakers in both countries with insightful advice.

Progress hailed in campaign against domestic violence

Front-line defenders in the fight against domestic violence hailed China's progress on Thursday at a roundtable discussion in Beijing, one day ahead of the 17th International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

National roads project will leave 'no village' behind

Every village in China will have access to asphalt roads by 2020, as part of efforts to lift more rural areas out of poverty, the vice-minister of transport said on Thursday.

Pollution inspections to continue

Central environmental inspection teams will visit seven provincial-level regions to push policymakers to improve efforts on environmental protection, the national environmental authority said.

Delegates endorse plans calling for action

The baton was passed on to leaders from city governments, private sectors and communities to promote health at the closing ceremony of the Ninth Global Conference on Health Promotion in Shanghai on Thursday.