Man to traverse Silk Road on foot

More than 40 pairs of running shoes, five oranges, boxes of peanut brittle and his legs were all Kai Markus Xiong from Germany packed for his super marathon that started on Sunday.

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Official urges better animal protection

A senior official said on Sunday that China needs to step up its wildlife protection efforts in relation to regulations, law enforcement and public education.

Smog said to reduce water pollution

Chinese scientists have discovered that smog can indirectly reduce water pollution.

Cross-regional efforts key to cleaner air

China should speed up establishing unified standards for monitoring and curbing air pollution, so that different regions can coordinate their antipollution efforts, experts say.

Petition process is made easier

Kong Rong, a resident of East China's Anhui province, hit the lowest point of her life 10 years ago, when her mother was killed in a traffic accident and she was left with significant debts from medical and funeral bills.

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Long-term care insurance may become mandatory

As part of the national effort to defuse a demographic "time-bomb", China is very likely to introduce compulsory long-term care insurance to cope with ever-increasing care needs, particularly for the elderly who have a difficult time living independently due to age, illness or disability, said a national political advisor.

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Proposal for Korean Peninsula is 'reasonable, feasible'

Beijing urged parties involved in the Korean Peninsula issue to think outside the box, be pragmatic and seriously consider China's "dual suspension" proposal.

THAAD prompts cruise lines to cancel stops in ROK

Uncertainties brought by the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) have cast a shadow on Chinese people's increasing enthusiasm to tour and shop in South Korea.

Singapore returns confiscated assets

Singapore judicial authorities confiscated and returned 12 million yuan ($1.73 million) in illicit assets to China involving one of the country's most-wanted economic fugitives, according to the Supreme People's Procuratorate on Friday.