3 to be tried for a killing 26 years ago

The Supreme People's Procuratorate has approved the prosecution of three men in Fujian province accused of killing a storekeeper during a robbery 26 years ago, even though the statute of limitations has expired.

AI creates abundant jobs in Zhejiang

HANGZHOU - In one Chinese province, artificial intelligence appears to be creating abundant jobs for humans, instead of stealing them - but only for those in the know. A senior official in Zhejiang province, home to Alibaba, said on Monday that the province aims to hire more than 110,000 AI professionals in the next five years.

Invasive water lettuce clogging Yangtze

In recent days, a large quantity of invasive water lettuce has appeared on the surface of the Yangtze River in Chongqing, clogging waterways and threatening the safety of boats.

An outsider brings railway success to Xinjiang

In 2014, when Jia Xiaobo first told officials in Urumqi his idea of making the city a railway hub that would collect cargo from around China and ship it by train to Europe, they turned him down. Officials didn't believe the city - the capital of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region - was up to such an ambitious concept.

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Navy conducts live-fire drill en route to Baltic

A Chinese naval flotilla carried out a live-fire exercise in the Mediterranean Sea on Monday en route to the Baltic Sea for a joint drill with the Russian Navy, the People's Liberation Army Navy said on Tuesday.

Authorities warn of heavy rain, high wind

Heavy rain over the next 10 days may cause flooding in small and medium-size rivers in southern and northern China, and high winds could make the situation worse, according to flood control authorities.

Health benefit paperwork streamlined for childbirth

Couples in Wuhu, Anhui province, had complained that they had to go through too many registration and certification processes to get public services for pregnancy and neonatal care.

Liaoning carrier group sets sail from Hong Kong after a warm reception

Hong Kong residents waved goodbye to the country's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, on Tuesday after it concluded a five-day goodwill visit marking the 20th anniversary of the People's Liberation Army being stationed in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

Man executed for driving into crowd

A man who killed four people and injured another 18 in Jiangxi province by deliberately driving a vehicle into the victims was executed on Tuesday morning, authorities said.

More cases of H7N9 reported in Beijing

Twenty-seven cases of human H7N9 have been reported to authorities in Beijing so far this year, the Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control said on Tuesday.

Gay men find HIV drug in Thailand, not China

Thailand has been a hot destination for Chinese tourists for years. Yet many now are heading to the Southeast Asian country for a new reason - to buy cheap drugs to prevent HIV.