In Beijing, swipe phone, board subway

Passengers with an Android phone in Beijing can now swipe their phones to board the subway.

Chinese scientists probe unexplored Pacific seamount

ABOARD KEXUE - Chinese scientists began exploring a seamount called Caroline in the western Pacific Ocean for the first time on Monday, using a remotely operated diving vehicle to take measurements, record videos and collect samples.

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Alleged molester detained by police

Nanjing police detained a man on Monday who was photographed allegedly molesting a girl in public, angering millions of Chinese on the internet.

Latest in exercise: the mini-gym

Mini-gyms, which can be rented by the minute and booked using a smartphone, are springing up around Beijing, the latest addition to the so-called sharing economy.

Shared tandem bikes come - and go

Police ordered a bike-sharing company to remove more than 120 tandem bicycles parked along sidewalks in Shanghai on Monday due to a nationwide ban on riding them on public roads.

Writer held in 4 killings from 1995

A well-known Chinese writer has been detained in connection with the brutal slaying of four people at a guesthouse in Zhejiang province 22 years ago.

Authorities act against illicit meat trade

Police raided a suspected illegal dog meat distribution network in northern Beijing over the weekend.

Price of clean water 'a good deal'

When the local government undertook a water quality project five years ago, Hu Chengjiu, a farmer in Huangshan, Anhui province, had no idea what a big difference it would make on his life.

Awareness by upstream residents pays dividends

The rise of environmental awareness among inhabitants of areas along the upper tributaries of the Xin'an River - people like fish farmer Hu Chengjiu - is believed to be the crux of sustaining the entire ecological program along the main channel.

Left-handed people 'no longer hiding' in right-handed world

HEFEI - Before entering the subway, Lin Pan swiped his transit card on the machine, only to have the gate next to him open - a common nuisance he encounters as a left-hander.

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