Man dies in bus fire after setting it ablaze

A bus was set on fire after it arrived at a station in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, around 2:25 pm on Tuesday. A man identified by the driver as the one who started the blaze died in the incident, local police said.

BRICS to beef up ties in science

BRICS countries will continue to strengthen multilateral exchanges and cooperation to promote science and innovation, according to a declaration signed during a ministerial meeting in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province.

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Soccer coaches, refs to get more training

Impressed by China's national soccer reforms, the game's continental governing body - the Asian Football Confederation - pledged more support on Tuesday for the training of coaches and referees to help the country realize its soccer ambitions.

5 ex-officials under investigation

Su Shulin, former governor of Fujian province, has been put under investigation on suspicion of accepting bribes, the Supreme People's Procuratorate announced on Tuesday.

Good food on high-speed rail? Yup.

As a regular high-speed rail passenger, Wang Xiaoqing has long been tired of the limited food choices.

Livestream oversight gets stricter

China has increased its efforts to regulate livestreaming platforms in a move to prevent the internet environment from being polluted by unhealthy or illegal information, the nation's anti-pornography office said on Monday.

City takes heavy blow from storms; 18 dead

Floods in Jilin city, Jilin province, have killed 18 people and left another 18 missing, while more than 110,000 people have been relocated, local authorities said on Monday.

Code of conduct issued for scientists

The China Association for Science and Technology recently published guidelines for improving the self-discipline of scientists and curbing academic fraud in scientific papers.

Report: Judiciary protects human rights

Editor's Note: China's judicial system has improved human rights protections since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 2012, according to a summary published on Saturday under the name "Qi Ju" in the overseas edition of People's Daily, the official newspaper of the CPC. The article was originally published in Chinese. Following is a translated summary, edited for length and clarity:

Police tell exercisers to stay off the roads

The police in Linyi, Shandong province, are encouraging schools to open their playgrounds to the public for exercise after a taxi drove into a group of people jogging in a vehicle lane, leaving one person dead and two injured.

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