Copyright of online news, movies, TV shows to be enforced 'severely'

The latest national campaign to protect intellectual property rights will focus on online movies, TV shows and news articles, the top copyright watchdog said on Tuesday.

Woman hurt during illegal egg-retrieval; 2 jailed

Two employees of an agency that arranged for surrogate pregnancies in Guangdong province were sentenced to prison after a woman was injured by an illegal egg-retrieval procedure.

Wuhan police blacklist shared-bike saboteurs

WUHAN - Anyone found to have vandalized rental bikes will be banned from using the services, under an initiative in Wuhan, Hubei province, that takes a harsh view of offenders.

Health body sets up Q/A for public

China's top health authority has opened an account on Zhihu, a popular Q&A website, to share healthcare information and policy details with a wide audience.

You, too, can cool off - for a price

Shanghai resident Wang Liyun made one of the most hasty travel decisions of her life when she applied for annual leave, escaped the heat and took shelter with her family in Qingdao, Shandong province.

Ocean breezes ease summer heat wave

It's almost 50 C in my kitchen in Shanghai, leaving me little desire to cook. Ordering food online - which has the potential to make the delivery person suffer heatstroke - or visiting a restaurant are not on my list of options.

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.