BRICS builds cooperation

BRICS countries will continue taking measures to further strengthen multilateral exchanges and cooperation on education, according to a declaration signed in Beijing on Wednesday.

Internet Plus aids poverty reduction

China will make full use of Internet Plus to involve people from all walks of life in helping the remaining 43 million people in the country who live in poverty.

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Beijing calls for more restraint on Korean Peninsula

Beijing called for all related parties to exercise restraint and urged Pyongyang to stop actions that violate United Nations Security Council resolutions after the Democratic People's Republic of Korea declared the success of an international ballistic missile launch on Tuesday.

Ex-officials expelled from Party

Su Shulin, the former governor of Fujian province, and Yang Chongyong, a former senior legislator in Hebei province, have been expelled from the Communist Party of China and dismissed from public office, the top anti-graft authority said on Tuesday.

Water levels remain dangerously high

More than 300,000 people have been working around the clock on levees covering 2,000 kilometers in Hunan province, as major waterways remain at dangerously high levels, despite heavy rainfall having subsided.

Rainfall to ease in flooded south

After days of downpours in the south, many flooded cities will begin to see sunshine and high temperatures starting on Wednesday and lasting for five days, according to the national weather authority.

UK visa service highlights bilateral ties

Britain's Princess Anne witnessed on Tuesday how hard the British embassy is working to woo Chinese visitors, as a Chinese athlete obtained a visa for the United Kingdom in a matter of minutes.

College presidents motivate graduates

Every summer, as millions of university students graduate, the spotlight falls on commencement speeches delivered by college presidents.

Tencent sets limits for online gaming

All-night gaming marathons will soon end for some Chinese kids after internet giant Tencent began limiting daily playing times on its smartphone smash hit King of Glory on Tuesday to "ensure children's healthy development".

Tall ancestors found in Shandong tombs

JINAN - Archaeologists have found evidence of unusually tall and strong people who lived in East China 5,000 years ago.

App to evaluate Party members

A grassroots Party committee has unveiled an online management system that includes a mobile app to supervise and evaluate Party members, as a response to calls from the Party leadership to embrace the Internet Plus era.