Ex-table tennis coach promoted

Preparing for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the Chinese Table Tennis Association announced the promotion on Tuesday of former national team head coach Liu Guoliang to vice-president of the association.

Former anti-graft official investigated

Qu Shuhui, 62, a former senior anti-graft official, has been demoted on suspicion of corruption and violation of the code of conduct of the Communist Party of China.

Yangtze water refreshes regions in myriad ways

Editor's note: In the run-up to the 19th Communist Party of China National Congress, China Daily will cover a series of key projects and advanced equipment of national importance, showcasing the country's huge improvement and relentless efforts at innovation.

$50,000 in rewards offered in hunt for Chinese scholar

A local CrimeStoppers chapter in Illinois offered a reward of $40,000, while the US Federal Bureau of Investigation offered $10,000, on Monday for information leading to the arrest of any individual involved in the apparent kidnapping of 26-year-old Zhang Yingying, a visiting Chinese scholar at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Nation bans potent class of new drugs

Chinese authorities have banned a deadly synthetic opioid called U-47700 and three other potent synthetic drugs.

China's supercomputers still fastest

China's Sunway TaihuLight and Tianhe-2 are still the world's fastest and second-fastest machines, and the Titan supercomputer in the United States was squeezed into fourth place by an upgraded Swiss system, according to the latest edition of the semiannual TOP 500 list of supercomputers released on Monday.

Legislative candidates face stricter reviews

Candidates who ran in legislative elections at the county and township levels were put under stricter qualification reviews to prevent election fraud and ensure they could effectively represent the public, according to the country's top legislature.

Tianzhou 1 cargo ship completes second autonomous docking with space station

China's Tianzhou 1 cargo spacecraft has carried out its second docking operation with the Tiangong II space laboratory, according to the China Academy of Space Technology.

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Beijing focuses on quality of progress

In the next five years, Beijing will make crucial progress in developing into a harmonious international city and integrating with Hebei province and Tianjin, the capital's Party chief, Cai Qi, said on Monday.

Toothpick-shooting toys worry parents

A toy resembling a mini crossbow that fires toothpick "arrows" has become popular among school students in parts of China, resulting in many parents calling for a boycott to prevent risks of injury.

Young entrepreneur sees chocolate-coated dream come true

Following his studies in the United States, Mo Xuefeng could have taken over his father's successful packaging business, but his love of chocolate compelled him to do otherwise.