New rules laid out for tour guides

A series of rules released by China's top tourism authority on Thursday clarified improper behavior and detailed punishments for tour guides who run amok, industry insiders said.

In Hong Kong, women must wait for vaccine against cancer-causing HPV

Women in Hong Kong are facing months of delay in getting vaccinated against human papilloma virus, or HPV, because of a drug shortage, and authorities are receiving a flood of complaints. The virus is a major cause of cervical cancer.

Once taboo, wills becoming acceptable to elderly

More elderly Chinese are coming around to the idea of writing a will, to avoid disputes among family members, especially over the division of property, after they've departed.

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Smoggy days arrive early in northeastern regions

As coal-burning heat systems came alive in mid-October in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, the smog that usually waits for late autumn and winter came early.

China, UK to train nuclear engineers

Britain's University of Sheffield and China's Tsinghua University announced on Wednesday that they have created a master's degree program in nuclear engineering and management to help ensure the supply of qualified graduates for bilateral projects.

Dig unearths 2,400-year-old horses, chariots

ZHENGZHOU - Archaeologists in Henan province have excavated a pit containing chariots and skeletons of horses, perhaps 2,400 years old, beside a tomb possibly belonging to a lord.

'Burger hotel' between cliffs becomes online hit

A photo of a hotel built in a narrow gully between two steep cliffs in northeastern China became a hit online, as netizens joked that it looks like a roujiamo, a kind of Chinese burger.

Probe finds arms trafficking network

Chinese police have rounded up 58 suspected arms traders across 16 provinces after a monthslong investigation into an organized crime network.

TCM student creates an acupuncture robot

A college student in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, has designed a robot that he says can perform acupuncture.

Controls on solid waste tightened

Flexing its muscle against pollution, China has imposed tougher controls on solid waste imports.

Hebei chief presses Xiongan vision

The new Party chief of Hebei province, Wang Dongfeng, emphasized during a visit to Xiongan New Area on Tuesday that the planning and building of the area should be carried out according to high standards.