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Lax anti-pollution efforts highlighted

Ministry lists environmental failures across seven areas

Rail line seeks harmony with nature

The first high-speed railway through the Qinling Mountains - a habitat for rare wildlife, including the giant panda - will seek harmony between man and nature, according to those behind the project.

Left-behind kids in Guizhou tracked with wearable tech

Vulnerable children living in one of China's poorest areas are receiving wearable high-tech devices to help keep them safe.

Major storms deliver a double punch

Recent torrents in southern China have left at least five people dead and resulted in direct economic losses of about 37 million yuan ($5.5 million), as some areas in the region were battered by two major storms in succession over two days.

Picture yourself in a PLA uniform, and don't worry

The designers of a popular interactive program that lets netizens create pictures of themselves in People's Liberation Army uniforms have shot down a rumor that the program is an internet fraud.

Vaccine for cervical cancer arrives on mainland after approval by authorities

Initial shipments of Cervarix, the first vaccine for cervical cancer to be approved for use on the Chinese mainland, has passed inspection by Chinese quality authorities and is heading to health clinics across the country, pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline said on Monday.

Former Olympic skating champs push for glory in 2022

As Beijing celebrates the two-year anniversary of its successful bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics, China's most-decorated winter Olympian couple is embracing a new role in promoting winter sports.

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Sun bears living in China, video shows

Scientists in Yunnan province have strong evidence that sun bears live in China.

Even with help, trees struggle to survive in barren Tibet area

A fine fowl perches on a fine tree, as the old Chinese saying goes, but in Nagqu prefecture in the northern part of the Tibet autonomous region, there are simply no trees, fine or otherwise.

Unique class is in session

A hospital ward in Shanghai that cares for children with leukemia has become the first in the city to provide regular classes taught by schoolteachers.