Beijing moves into all clean energy era

Beijing shut down its last large-scale coal-fired power plant on Saturday, meaning that the capital now uses only clean energy for all electricity and heating.

Shanghai tightens food safety regulations

A new food safety regulation, said to be the most stringent ever enacted, will take effect in Shanghai on Monday.

School's draft rules see boys, girls as toxic mix

A middle school in Qingyuan, Guangdong province, is amending a set of rules that restrict a wide range of interactions between male and female students, after images of the document were uploaded online that touched off a heated debate.

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Beijing budgets billions of yuan in effort to clean up air

Beijing will expand funding to reduce air pollution in 2017, including phasing out hundreds of thousands of automobiles and replacing coal furnaces in hundreds of villages, the municipal government said.

City's urban areas switch to alternative energy

Beijing is aiming to eliminate the use of coal in six urban districts and 700 rural villages by the end of this year, officials said.

Green police take to capital's streets

Beijing's new "green police squad" has launched its first joint crackdown on polluters with environmental protection inspectors.

Working together to curb pollution

Hebei province has received huge amounts of financial support from Beijing and Tianjin municipalities to curb its levels of air pollution during the past two years.

Japan urged to deal with Fukushima-affected food

The Chinese Foreign Ministry has urged the Japanese government to take more effective measures to handle the environmental aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear disaster and disclose information to ensure marine environmental safety and the safety of people in other countries.

Sino-German ties touted via soccer

A delegation of 15 mayors from German towns and cities played two soccer matches with local teams in Qingdao, Shandong province, on Wednesday and Thursday.

Amateur runners may get shot at 2020 Olympic glory

Riding on the popularity of marathons in China, the sport's national governing body announced on Thursday that it will allow amateurs the opportunity to compete for a place at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Going sleepless in Shanghai

People in Shanghai and Guangzhou have the most trouble sleeping, according to an online survey released on Thursday.