Spring Festival to see nearly 3 million trips

The world's largest annual human migration, the Spring Festival travel rush, will be even larger this year.

Beijing expected to enjoy return of blue sky by Sunday

Residents in Beijing are expected to see the lingering smog begin to disappear on Saturday and be able breathe clean air on Sunday, offering relief from the polluted air that has engulfed the capital since Dec 30.

Common myths explained

Golden train

Ring road in Lhasa expected to ease traffic

Lhasa, capital of the Tibet autonomous region, is expected to have a ring road opened by June this year to improve traffic and accelerate the city's development.

Woman detained for driving over 6-year-old's legs

Police in Guangdong province confirmed on Wednesday that they have detained a woman who was captured on camera riding a motorized scooter over a child's legs.

Guideline limits betrothal gifts at 60,000 yuan

A county in Henan province recently issued a guideline on arranging weddings and funerals, in which it stated that the total amount of money a man gives his fiancee's family should not exceed 60,000 yuan ($8,645).

Nation plans social credit system pilot

From borrowing books at public libraries to bank loans, personal and enterprise credit records are growing in value in China.

Telefraud suspects back from Vietnam

Five telecom fraud suspects have been repatriated from Vietnam, the Ministry of Public Security announced on Wednesday.

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Seven seniors dead after blaze at nursing home

Seven people were killed after a fire broke out at a nursing home in Huinan county, Jilin province, early on Wednesday, local authorities said.

High-tech tub to aid elderly in Shanghai

China's first automatic bathtub, which is designed for people with mobility problems, has been installed in a Shanghai nursing home.

Suspected wild animal meat seller seized

Forest police in Mianyang, Sichuan province, have seized a suspect in connection with the storage and trading of nearly two metric tons of meat from wild and endangered animals, such as black bears, pangolins and owls.