US urged to cut military contact with Taiwan

China urged the United States on Thursday to honor promises it made over the Taiwan question and stop military contact with Taiwan immediately to avoid damaging China-US ties.

Exchanges to beef up food safety

Increased international exchanges and cooperation are required to improve food safety, according to senior officials at the eighth Belt and Road Eco-Agriculture and Food Safety Forum in Beijing on Thursday.

Panda gives birth to first pigeon pair of the year

CHENGDU - A female panda called Chengda gave birth on Tuesday to the first pigeon pair this year in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province.

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Foreigners return home to Harbin

On Sunday, Ester Alon and 76 other people from Poland, Israel, Australia, Russia and Canada began a return trip to their hometown of Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang province.

Doctors subject to point system

A top hospital in Central China has introduced a system of demerits to punish doctors who improperly prescribe drugs for purposes such as bumping up revenue from patients.

Globe-trotting couple meets fans

An adventurous couple who recently completed a round-the-world flight in a Chinese-made plane met with more than 400 fans at Harbin Engineering University on Wednesday to discuss their travels.

Diplomacy drives poverty alleviation

Editor's note: In the run-up to the 19th Communist Party of China National Congress, China Daily sent six reporters to villages nationwide to live for a month and take a look at how people are working to ensure that China's poverty eradication plan succeeds.

Ping-pong team 'too tired' to compete

Following a no-show by the Chinese men's table tennis team at a recent tournament, the Chinese Table Tennis Association has withdrawn the team from an international event in Australia next week, citing health reasons.

How Overcoming Sars Epitomized The City's Resilience

Important, but hard, lessons were learned during the 2003 outbreak of the deadly virus, as Honey Tsang reports from Hong Kong.

An uphill struggle to regain full fitness and love of life

So Chi-keung is still haunted by images of patients in his hospital ward being wheeled off to the morgue, one by one. He was quarantined for a month, wondering if his number would come up next.

Hoofing It In The Fast Lane

Xinjiang nomads use expressway along ancient migration route to herd sheep, camels and horses