Development of Xiongan kicks off

Xiongan New Area in Hebei province, which will soon start construction, is calling for worldwide competitive bids for the planning and design of the area's first phase, a local government official said on Wednesday.

Mother reaches out to virtual world for parenting advice

Meng Dongxue follows 17 public accounts on WeChat, and they are all about babies.

Processing of patents speeds up

China's intellectual property authority is making an effort to shorten the review time for patent applications, a senior official said on Tuesday.

Suspect charged in gruesome killings

Prosecutors in Gansu province have charged a suspected serial killer with multiple counts of murder, rape and mutilating corpses.

Ministry to oversee cleanup of dump sites in Hebei, Tianjin

The Ministry of Environmental Protection said on Tuesday that it will supervise the treatment and restoration of polluted dump sites in Langfang, Hebei province, and Tianjin's Jinghai district.

Speech rehab center fires 3 teachers accused of abusing children with disabilities

A rehabilitation center in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, that was accused of abusing children with disabilities has been suspended, a local association for people with disabilities said on Monday.

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Beloved trees have messy habit

Nanjing, Jiangsu province, has developed an online platform to forecast the amount of annoying dry fruits, or achenes, that will fall off plane trees. The trees are beloved by the city's 8 million people, except from April to June, when they create a mess.

25 Beijing underpasses undergo renovations

Beijing will finish restoring 25 pedestrian underpasses this year along Chang'an Avenue, the capital's central thoroughfare, to upgrade their function and appearance.

Pilot jury program may be extended

A pilot program for jurors in Chinese courtrooms may continue for an additional year.

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Further ecological oversight launched

China launched another round of monthlong environmental inspections in seven provincial regions on Monday to push the provincial and city governments to reduce pollution, according to the nation's top environmental authority.