Picture yourself in a PLA uniform, and don't worry

The designers of a popular interactive program that lets netizens create pictures of themselves in People's Liberation Army uniforms have shot down a rumor that the program is an internet fraud.

Vaccine for cervical cancer arrives on mainland after approval by authorities

Initial shipments of Cervarix, the first vaccine for cervical cancer to be approved for use on the Chinese mainland, has passed inspection by Chinese quality authorities and is heading to health clinics across the country, pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline said on Monday.

Former Olympic skating champs push for glory in 2022

As Beijing celebrates the two-year anniversary of its successful bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics, China's most-decorated winter Olympian couple is embracing a new role in promoting winter sports.

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Sun bears living in China, video shows

Scientists in Yunnan province have strong evidence that sun bears live in China.

Even with help, trees struggle to survive in barren Tibet area

A fine fowl perches on a fine tree, as the old Chinese saying goes, but in Nagqu prefecture in the northern part of the Tibet autonomous region, there are simply no trees, fine or otherwise.

Unique class is in session

A hospital ward in Shanghai that cares for children with leukemia has become the first in the city to provide regular classes taught by schoolteachers.

Security guard wins offer from top art academy

Walking from the east gate of the Central Academy of Fine Arts to its main studio takes less than 30 minutes, but for Li Cheng, a former campus security guard at the academy, the journey has taken almost a decade.

Donor inspires with free blood sacrifice

At the end of last month, Craig Allen Ruhstorfer offered another 400 milliliters of blood, unpaid, to a donation service station in Pingdu, a county-level city in Shandong province.

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Man sentenced to death for mass killing

A man who killed 19 people, including his parents and a 3-year-old, was sentenced to death on Friday, according to a local court in Yunnan province.

McDonald's outlets in Shanghai pass health inspections

Shanghai Municipal Food and Drug Administration inspected four McDonald's restaurants in the city on Thursday and didn't find any food safety problems, the Information Office of Shanghai Municipal Government said late on Thursday.