Lawmaker calls for end to issue of left-behind children

GUIYANG - When rape flowers begin to blossom in the rugged fields of Southwest China, people know it is time to depart. Young mothers and fathers leave home to find jobs, with toddlers and teenagers being left in the hands of elderly grandparents.

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Fugitive officials brought back home to face justice

A total of 43 former officials suspected of corruption were brought back from more than 19 countries and regions to face justice in the first 11 months of last year, according to the Supreme People's Procuratorate.

Organ donor numbers surge

Nearly 220,000 people have registered themselves as organ donors in China, and the number is expected to increase rapidly with the help of internet technologies, according to the China Organ Donation Administrative Center.

Replica of China's Mona Lisa made of 6,000 tin cans

TAIYUAN - An aluminum carving made from more than 6,000 tin cans and entitled Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival was unveiled in North China's Shanxi province on Monday.

Smart tourism plan to focus on digital technologies

The top tourism authority has introduced new initiatives to support transportation and promote digital technologies to ensure the travel and leisure industries keep pace with changing consumer trends and advances in technology.

Woman to be reunited with parents

A Chinese woman, who was adopted by a couple from the Netherlands 23 years ago, has successfully identified her biological parents through DNA tests, after being helped by local media in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province.

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PLA patents declassified for civilian use

The People's Liberation Army has declassified and made public more than 2,300 national defense patents, PLA Daily reported on Sunday.

Water level of nation's largest salt lake rises

XINING - The water level of China's largest inland saltwater lake has risen over the past decade due to abundant rainfall and rising temperatures, according to a recent survey.

Potential visit of US official welcomed

China welcomes the prospect of a visit by the United States secretary of state, and both countries are in communication over related matters, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday.

Records broken at ocean's lowest depth

Amid deputies attending the annual meetings of the top legislature and the top political advisory body, Chinese scientists have broken two world records at the ocean's lowest depth - the Mariana Trench, a scythe-shaped clef in the western Pacific Ocean seafloor that plunges nearly 11 kilometers deep.