Acupuncture hospital returns to health, reviving techniques of 'needle master'

A tiny acupuncture hospital in Yuncheng, Shanxi province, almost escapes notice in a shady yard next to a bustling street market.

B&B reservations soar for holiday

Reservations for bed-and-breakfast inns have soared as China's Golden Week - or National Day holiday - draws near. It is one of two weeklong holidays in the country, the other being Spring Festival, which marks the Lunar New Year.

Obesity 'epidemic' Threatens To Overwhelm Nation's Youth

After four months of self-harm, followed by 12 weeks' therapy and almost a year quarreling with her parents, Hong Yuan arrived in Beijing in May.

'Losing weight is really tough'

Wang Yilong, a 17-year-old who has dropped out of college.

New eyeball in space peers toward Earth

China's most advanced weather satellite officially began operating 36,000 kilometers above the earth on Monday, greatly improving the country's capabilities in weather forecasting, environmental monitoring and disaster prevention and relief. It is also expected to help China's response to climate change.

Tian'anmen flower basket 'amazing'

A 17-meter-high flower basket in Tian'anmen Square opened to the public on Monday morning as part of the upcoming National Day celebration.

Major secret bank busted in Guangzhou

Police broke up a major secret private banking operation in Guangzhou's Panyu district recently, cutting off a major channel used to transfer assets abroad.

Medical workers choose to save man's life, not his clothes

Four emergency medical workers at a hospital in Wuhan, Hubei province, paid 1,000 yuan ($151) in compensation for the cost of a patient's clothes they had cut off while saving his life.

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Interpol credited in surrender

A fugitive suspected of contract fraud returned to China on Monday and turned himself in, according to the country's top watchdog, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

Railway link to sea speeds up cargoes

A new rail-to-sea logistics link connecting inland China with Southeast Asian countries opened on Monday morning as a train loaded with auto parts and fiberglass products left Chongqing's Tuanjiecun Railway Station.

Certification seen as boon to services

Certification of quality could help improve the performance of the service industry, China's Certification and Accreditation Administration said on Monday.