Monorail prototype unveiled

Chinese rail car manufacturer CRRC Qingdao Sifang has unveiled a prototype of a mounted monorail train with a maximum operating speed of 70 kilometers per hour, the fastest of its kind in China.

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Xinjiang finds new medical approaches

Patients diagnosed in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region with a dangerous type of gallstone once had to travel to the capital, Urumqi, or even to another province, for treatment because of a shortage of specialists.

Accomplished doctor finds rewards in remote region

The van started and gradually drove away, but Ye Ying didn't look back. It wasn't because she didn't want to. She was afraid she couldn't hold back the tears when she saw her beloved family seeing her off in the cold February wind in Xuzhou, Jiangsu province.

Underwater robot tested in S. China Sea

The Chinese-developed underwater robot Tansuo conducted its maiden test dive in the South China Sea on Monday.

Beijing authorities arrest 9 in internet malware scheme

Beijing police have arrested nine suspects in a cross-border internet browser hijacking case.

Suspect in stabbing, van attack found dead

A man who allegedly stabbed five people before plowing into a group of nine others in a suburban district of Beijing on Sunday was found dead on Monday, local media reported.

Police keep pressure on wildlife traffickers

Forestry police across Guangdong province seized 11,720 wild animals, plus 960 kilograms of wildlife products, in a special campaign carried out between March and June.

Public comment sought on Beijing-Xiongan rail

An environmental impact assessment for a new high-speed railway linking Beijing and Xiongan New Area was released on Saturday. It was the first public acknowledgment that a new line will be built.

Chelsea sorry for player's posts

English soccer club Chelsea apologized on Sunday after Instagram posts by Brazilian player Kenedy "caused great offense and hurt the feelings" of the Chinese people.

Agricultural research grants lure top talent

China is offering research grants of up to 500,000 yuan ($74,000) to attract world-class talent to the agricultural industry, as the nation looks to gain an edge in an increasingly competitive sector.

Most births this year added a child beyond first one

More than half of the births in China during the first five months of the year involved a second child - or even additional ones - more than a year after the universal second-child policy was introduced in January 2016, according to China's top health authority.