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.

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.