Ex-Gansu Party chief expelled from CPC

Wang Sanyun, former Party chief of the Gansu Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China and a former senior national legislator, has been expelled from the Party and dismissed from public office for bribery, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the country's top watchdog, said on Friday.

PLA Navy, on humanitarian mission, visits Sierra Leone

The Chinese Navy's hospital ship Peace Ark is providing humanitarian medical services to the people of Sierra Leone during an ongoing port call in the West African nation, Chinese media reported.

'Magic' chrysanthemums to make debut on Monday

The Emerald City in The Wizard of Oz is not the only place where things can change colors. Starting on Monday, 300 potted chrysanthemums - a new Chinese breed with amazing color-changing properties - will be shown in Beijing as part of the upcoming National Day celebration.

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Piano school folds, CEO disappears

Thousands of parents suffered losses as Xingkong, a well-known piano training institute, closed all its 60 centers across China on Sept 2. Its CEO, Zhou Kaicheng, disappeared on Wednesday.

Theaters in China, Bulgaria join forces

China's national performing arts theater chain CPAA Theaters and the Ivan Vazov National Theater of Bulgaria, signed a cooperation agreement in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on Thursday during the third China-CEEC (Central and Eastern European Countries) Cultural Cooperation Forum.

Guangdong vows to rein in data theft

Police in Guangdong province have vowed to strengthen their efforts in the fight against personal data theft.

Palace Museum hosts conservation forum

Traditional Chinese opera and folk music, as well as Western classics, can now be heard in the Forbidden City's Changyin Pavilion for the first time in over a century.

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Methods coming to halt pollution data tampering

China will establish a system of responsibility guaranteeing that environmental monitoring stations and data remain free of interference and falsification, the central government said in a statement on Thursday.

Injured SWAT officer's story touches many

Zhang Jie, a police officer from Bengbu, Anhui province, said he doesn't regret doing his duty despite being gravely wounded in an explosion set off by a suicidal man nearly two years ago.

Reporter fired over plagiarism, fakery

A Dutch reporter stationed in China was dismissed after his former assistant, who is Chinese, accused him of making up quotes and plagiarizing.