Social media sales bring health risks

Because of a legal and regulatory vacuum, social media in China have become a hotbed for the sale of fake and substandard food and drugs that pose a risk to people's health, experts said.

Website helps police combat fraud

A website set up by software security giant Qihoo 360 to combat telecom fraud has helped police nationwide crack more than 100 cases in the past two years, the company said on Tuesday.

Chinese to enjoy 'red' road trips in Russia

About 1,000 Chinese people will enjoy "red" road trips to Russia from June to September, the China National Tourism Administration announced at a news conference on Tuesday.

Grassroots legislators bond with residents

Members of several grassroots people's congresses shared their success stories in setting up special offices to connect with residents during a conference in Beijing on Monday and Tuesday.

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Rocket Force more versatile

The People's Liberation Army Rocket Force has become more versatile as its missiles have become "smaller, more powerful and more accurate", the force said recently.

Ex-table tennis coach promoted

Preparing for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the Chinese Table Tennis Association announced the promotion on Tuesday of former national team head coach Liu Guoliang to vice-president of the association.

Former anti-graft official investigated

Qu Shuhui, 62, a former senior anti-graft official, has been demoted on suspicion of corruption and violation of the code of conduct of the Communist Party of China.

Yangtze water refreshes regions in myriad ways

Editor's note: In the run-up to the 19th Communist Party of China National Congress, China Daily will cover a series of key projects and advanced equipment of national importance, showcasing the country's huge improvement and relentless efforts at innovation.

$50,000 in rewards offered in hunt for Chinese scholar

A local CrimeStoppers chapter in Illinois offered a reward of $40,000, while the US Federal Bureau of Investigation offered $10,000, on Monday for information leading to the arrest of any individual involved in the apparent kidnapping of 26-year-old Zhang Yingying, a visiting Chinese scholar at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Nation bans potent class of new drugs

Chinese authorities have banned a deadly synthetic opioid called U-47700 and three other potent synthetic drugs.

China's supercomputers still fastest

China's Sunway TaihuLight and Tianhe-2 are still the world's fastest and second-fastest machines, and the Titan supercomputer in the United States was squeezed into fourth place by an upgraded Swiss system, according to the latest edition of the semiannual TOP 500 list of supercomputers released on Monday.