Beijing to feel the heat starting on Wednesday

Temperatures in Beijing could rise to more than 35 C from Wednesday to Friday, the city's meteorological center said on Tuesday as it released a yellow alert for high temperatures.

University program to feed initiative

Shanghai Jiao Tong University has launched a master's program in engineering for international students that aims to cultivate high-level talent in the field of navigation and remote sensing.

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Bird's-eye views are coming to Tibet

A helicopter tour service will be launched in Lhasa, capital of the Tibet autonomous region, in August to allow tourists to view the plateau landscape from the sky.

More foreigners seeking medical care in Xinjiang

More patients from Central Asian nations sought medical care in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region last year because of its high quality healthcare and its proximity, according to a senior official.

Flies gobble up organic waste

A waste treatment center where hordes of black soldier flies eat organic waste is playing an important role in handling household garbage in Guangzhou, Guangdong province.

Farmers noodle their way out of poverty

XINING - Many families from Qinghai province are casting off poverty using lamian, or hand-pulled noodles, a local specialty.

Tourist group has passports, luggage stolen after arriving in Rome

A group of Chinese tourists whose luggage and passports were stolen from a bus in Rome just hours after arriving in the Italian capital have yet to decide whether to continue their vacation, according to Ctrip, the online agency they used to book the trip.

Couple experience a turn for the worse

Over the past eight years, one unfortunate family in Heilongjiang province has seen at least 100 cars crash into their yard, and sometimes even their home - which is placed right in front of a sudden 90-degree turn.

Fund plans an investment worth billions of dollars

China's Silk Road Fund has an important role to play while at an early stage of the Belt and Road Initiative's implementation because it helps leverage additional funding from various sources, according to a vice-governor of China's central bank.

Aid, loans will help nations taking part

China's offer of 60 billion yuan ($8.7 billion) in financial assistance through free aid and loans without interest will help participants of the Belt and Road Initiative meet their target for sustainable development, the Ministry of Commerce said on Monday.

Coalition will work toward green Belt, Road

China's Ministry of Environmental Protection and the United Nations Environment Programme are jointly establishing an international coalition to work toward the sustainable development of the Belt and Road Initiative, UN officials said on Monday.