As food couriers rush, danger lurks

The boom in online takeout services has led to a sharp rise in road accidents involving food delivery drivers, largely because the couriers break traffic rules to avoid fines for being late, according to data from several major cities.

Bones ID'd as martyrs of Red Army

The skeletal remains of 20 males recently found in a well in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, were identified as Red Army soldiers who were killed by Kuomintang troops during the Long March period (1934-36).

Shanghai makes a sci-tech leap

Shanghai made a major breakthrough last year toward its goal of becoming an internationally influential science and technology innovation center, as an annual innovation index registered a record high of 224.9 points in 2016, according to a report released on Saturday.

Party expels former insurance regulator

The former chairman of China Insurance Regulatory Commission, Xiang Junbo, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China and dismissed from public office for corruption and violating the Party's code of conduct, according to a statement released by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection on Saturday.

Guangzhou residents rush to register their dogs

Guangzhou has issued more than 8,000 dogs licenses in the past month during a push to get owners to register their pets.

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Extra lunar month gives mooncake sales a boost

There are two back-to-back months of June this year - a quirk of a leap year in the Chinese lunar calendar - bringing Shanghai its hottest summer since the city started recording weather 140 years ago. The double Junes have also propelled residents to a five-year record for the number of mooncakes consumed.

A green oasis raising incomes

Life in a desert is the polar opposite of depictions in movies and photo collections in which groups of merchants swathed in white robes sit on the backs of camels and sway gracefully back and forth across golden sand dunes.

Sand dunes and sunshine provide bright prospects

If the relationship between humankind and nature can be called a success because it benefits both parties, the greening of the Kubuqi Desert should be hailed as a miracle.

Willow and wildlife thrive on eco-boost

The Inner Mongolia autonomous region - home to 40 percent of China's desert land - is one of the areas tasked with combating the process of desertification. The progress made in Ordos, one of the largest cities in the region, has won global recognition as a model of "greening" in the fight against "cancer of the earth".

High blood pressure can start young

Blood pressure tests should be included as a regular physical checkup item for all children older than 3, as hypertension continues to rise among the very young and adolescents in China, pediatricians say.

Court rejects claim in runner's death

XIAMEN - A court in Fujian province rejected a compensation claim on Thursday that was brought by the family of an unregistered runner who died after a half-marathon last year in Xiamen, Fujian province.