5 detained in death of grad seeking job

Five people have been detained in connection with the death of a university graduate who police say fell victim to scammers on a job-seeking website.

HK chief in Beijing for wide-ranging talks

Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, chief executive of Hong Kong, told reporters before flying to Beijing on Sunday that she will discuss concrete measures to enhance her city's role in the Belt and Road Initiative during her first official visit to the capital since assuming office.

Hotan Party chief expelled for graft, sex

Zhang Jinbiao has been removed from his post as Party chief of Hotan prefecture in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region and expelled from the Party over graft issues, the Xinjiang Commission for Discipline Inspection said on Sunday.

Tours offer up culture firsthand

Fourteen-year-old Li Yuxuan became fascinated with Africa and Africans after spending five days with foreign students on a summer study tour in Beijing.

HK students impressed in Mainland visit

Hong Kong youth were awed by the mainland's development after joining a visit to Zhejiang province - one of the country's key innovation centers - with the largest and youngest ever six-day tour for a high-tech and culture feast, which concluded on Friday.

Porcelain house to go under auction

A landmark property heavily decorated with pieces of porcelain in central Tianjin will be put up for auction on Tuesday after its owner defaulted on loan payments.

Ex-Liaoning official sentenced to life in jail for corruption, bribery

Wang Min, a former provincial-level official of Northeast China's Liaoning province and a senior national legislator, was sentenced to life imprisonment on Friday for corruption, taking bribes and negligence of duty.

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Team pulls its paper on gene editing

A biological research team from China said on Thursday it has withdrawn a controversial paper on a new gene-editing technique and will carry out further research at a third-party laboratory.

High-speed rail opens in Inner Mongolia

The first high-speed railway in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region was opened on Thursday.

China, Kazakhstan feel port's benefits

The logistics terminal in Jiangsu province's Lianyungang Port, built by China and Kazakhstan, has served as an important platform to improve economic cooperation, according to officials.

Prison dramas enlighten convicts

SHIJIAZHUANG - Once, twice, three times, Xu Dongguang practices his lines until he gets them just right. He want this performance to hit home.