First rails laid for Xinjiang's third link to outside

Workers started laying tracks on Saturday for a 1,213-kilometer railway linking the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region with neighboring Qinghai province.

Fake sex medicine complaints on the rise

An apparent rise in sales of fake sex medicines is the result of increasing demand and more purchases from online shops and small businesses, prosecutors in Shanghai said on Monday.

Threat of floods over next few days draws warning

China's national weather observatory issued a blue alert on Sunday, the lowest in a four-tier weather warning system, for rainstorms in the central and eastern parts of the country in coming days, after recent floods in Guangdong province brought direct economic losses of 39 million yuan ($5.7 million).

Master showman returns for 2018 Games in S. Korea

The hospitality and charm of Chinese culture will be the core value communicated in China's eight-minute closing ceremony performance at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea, said director Zhang Yimou.

Father gets refund after son's unwitting donation

A charity has refunded 17,000 yuan ($2,500) to a man in Jiangsu province whose 8-year-old son "donated" to the organization while playing with his father's cellphone.

Beijing Party chief pushes public service

Beijing is determined to improve public services, including dealing with parking difficulties in hutong, Cai Qi, the city's Party chief, said on Saturday during his first public activity since being appointed to the post.

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Future city raises hopes for locals

Many low-end jobs expected to support high-end enterprises, innovators, government operations

Xiongan New Area appoints chief

A senior official who has rich working experience in Beijing has been appointed to lead Xiongan New Area in North China, an area that will be key to the integration of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.

Chinese films seek elusive overseas success

The comedy Lost in Thailand became China's highest-grossing domestic film in 2012, with box office revenue of 1.26 billion yuan ($185 million), but when the movie hit the big screens in North America the next year, it flopped, making a mere $60,000.

Expertise valued in promotions

The central government has announced the appointments of several senior officials in the past week, which experts said reflect the trend that China will have more senior officials with expertise related to their posts.

Party expels former senior adviser

Sun Huaishan, a former senior political adviser, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China and dismissed from public office, according to the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection on Friday.