Cooperation results in significantly improved air quality

Joint cooperation on environmental protection in the past three years between Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei province has resulted in significantly improved air quality in the region.

Travel card provides convenience for local commuters

A new travel card will enable passengers to use all metro systems throughout Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei province by the end of this year.

Cities in region pulling together

The Beijing Commission of Commerce will continue to accelerate the integration of the commercial sector in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei province.

Environmental reins tightened on companies

China will put stricter reins on governments and companies, including conducting at least one more large-scale inspection and suspending production in more industries, in a bid to achieve its targets for air pollution control this year.

Xinjiang leader puts security to the test

The top leader in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region put its emergency response system to the test this week before making a surprise visit to the region's public security command center.

Ex-HK chief executive jailed for 20 months

Former Hong Kong chief executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen was sentenced on Wednesday to 20 months in prison for misconduct in public office, making him the highest-ranking former government official in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to be sent to jail.

Shutdown of cross-Straits framework 'a step back'

The shutdown of the team leading the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement in Taiwan has raised concerns about cross-Straits relations among the island's business community, the Chinese mainland Taiwan affairs spokesman said on Wednesday.

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Red Cross faces more supervision

Red Cross societies and their staff members will be held accountable if they do not provide donors with feedback-on how their money was spent, according to a draft revision to the Red Cross Society Law.

Commute costs woman 5,000 yuan a month

Wrapped up in her coat in the chilly spring air, a drowsy Jiang Jingzi walks briskly toward the parking lot outside the railway station in Cangzhou, a small city in North China's Hebei province, on the night of Feb 15.

Commercialization of technology accelerated

Through major science projects, China will continue to commercialize the fruits of its technological development with more policies and economic incentives, the Ministry of Science and Technology said on Wednesday.

Chinese tourists' manners improving

Nearly half of the interviewees from major overseas tourism destinations in a recent survey said that Chinese outbound tourists have improved their manners in the past five years.