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Tourism authorities to promote integration

[2017-02-23 07:09]

Experts have called for closer cooperation between the nine provinces and two municipalities along the route of the proposed Yangtze River economic belt to realize the goal of building an international tourism area along the river, in line with proposals presented more than a year ago.

Eco-agencies hope changes will save the Yangtze finless porpoise

[2017-02-23 07:09]

While recent moves to protect the endangered Yangtze finless porpoise, a rare freshwater mammal, have produced some positive results, many concerns remain.

Rare birds return to Chongming Island

[2017-02-23 07:09]

An increasing number of migratory birds, including some species on the endangered list, are overwintering at the Chongming Dongtan Nature Reserve, an important avian habitat on an island in the Yangtze River estuary.

Navy upgrades missile destroyer

[2017-02-22 07:29]

The People's Liberation Army Navy has upgraded the CNS Shenzhen guided missile destroyer, once the most powerful domestically made warship in the Navy, amid a massive modernization of the country's naval arsenal.

Hollywood star feeds panda cubs on visit to Chengdu

[2017-02-22 07:29]

Hollywood movie star Lee Pace was invited by the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Sichuan province and Conservation International to have a one-day nursing experience at the base on Tuesday.

Mutation of H7N9 poses 'no new threat'

[2017-02-22 07:29]

The mutation of the H7N9 bird flu virus poses no new threat to humans, but sustained vigilance is needed for possible further mutations, both the World Health Organization and Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention said.

Farmer in Hangzhou arrested for capturing and killing toads

[2017-02-22 07:29]

A farmer who hunted 114 toads, killing 109 of them, has been arrested in Chun'an county in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, according to a report by Hangzhou Daily Online.

Deep-sea vehicle sets its sights on ocean trenches

[2017-02-22 07:29]

A domestically developed unmanned submersible designed to explore as deep as 11,000 meters under the sea is expected to start deep-sea trials by 2020, researchers said on Tuesday.

'Kung fu granny' proves a hit

[2017-02-22 07:29]

NINGBO, ZHEJIANG - Even at age 94, Zhang Hexian can still handle herself in a fight. Known in her home county of Ninghai, East China's Zhejiang province, as "kung fu granny ", she recently found fame on Chinese social media, with netizens saying that they want to become her disciples.