5 generations meet for 117th birthday party

Zhu Zhengshi will celebrate her 117th birthday on Thursday in her hometown of Chengdu, Sichuan province.

Guo associate freed after conviction overturned

Qu Long, a former close business partner of Guo Wengui, one of China's most-wanted fugitives, was released from prison after his embezzlement conviction was overturned because of insufficient evidence, Chinese media reported on Wednesday.

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Beijing makes way for high-tech trains

Two high-tech railway lines and a conventional one begin trial runs on Wednesday in Beijing - a driverless subway line, a mid-to low-speed maglev line and a modern tram - all of which are expected to welcome passengers by the end of this year, according to the Beijing government.

Michelin updates Shanghai food guide

Amid widespread speculation, French tire manufacturer Michelin updated its famed food guide for Shanghai on Wednesday.

Book To The Future

The children couldn't read. That was the first thing Leung Waiming, a former headmaster from Hong Kong, noticed when he visited a rural school in Shaoshan, a city in Hunan province, in 2007. What possible future could they expect in the modern technological era? he wondered.

Govt moves to tighten dating sites

China moved a step toward helping people find love on Monday, with the issuance of a guideline governing dating websites.

Woman's stolen college dream is now restored

A victim of identity theft has received a college acceptance letter in Luoyang, Henan province, and now has a chance to realize her dream.

Global media map out common ground

More than 300 media representatives from around the world got together in Dunhuang, Gansu province on Tuesday to discuss how outlets can cooperate under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative.

Students steer clear of physics in gaokao

Over the past few days, Fang Zhong, head of the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Physics, has become something of an online celebrity.

172 pyramid scheme suspects held in Henan

ZHENGZHOU - Police in Henan province have detained 172 members of Shanxinhui, a Shenzhen-based company suspected of organizing and leading a pyramid scheme.

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