Scam linked to notary offices

An investigative group has been set up to probe some notary offices in Beijing for suspected misconduct that resulted in huge losses for seniors.

Xi'an scrutinizes rabies vaccines

Authorities in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, will overhaul the rabies vaccine industry after a local woman died 28 days after being bitten by a rabid dog.

Human-machine future seen in blink of an eye

A team of Chinese scientists recently invented a micromotion sensor that allows people to control devices and type text by blinking their eyes, according to a paper published in an international science journal.

Former inspector expelled from CPC

Zhang Huawei, a former disciplinary officer at the vice-minister level has been expelled from the Communist Party of China over graft issues and serious violations of the Party's code of conduct, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said on Wednesday.

Rising incomes fuel 'sense of gain'

Despite rising housing prices, Han Jianhua, an assistant director of a furniture company in Fuzhou, Fujian province, feels confident he can buy a home in the near future. "A bicycle was all I owned when I started working five years ago. Now I drive my own car to work. My next plan is to buy an apartment and settle in the city," he said.

Platform preserves a disappearing ethnic language

Heilongjiang province is launching a project to encourage more people to use the internet to learn the steadily dwindling languages of some ethnic groups.

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Message of shame identifies debtors to their phone callers

Novelty messages lose their fun when they announce your dirty secrets.

CubeSat released in orbit, proving feasibility

China's Tianzhou 1 cargo spacecraft successfully released a cube satellite while in orbit on Tuesday, and signals from the satellite - known as a CubeSat - were immediately received by ground technicians, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp.

Top universities swamped by tourists

As the students at China's top universities go home for the summer, many tourists head in the opposite direction to get a glimpse of the hallowed halls of education.

Details emerge in story of teacher who caught falling child

Xiao Qi, 38, an English teacher at No 11 Senior High School in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, didn't hesitate to open his arms to catch a 6-year-old girl who fell from a third-floor window on Sunday as she leaned out to call to her grandfather.

Students get second shot at education

Students who fail to make the grade at a university in Central China have been told they will need to transfer to a three-year college course.