Pyongyang flights suspended due to lack of demand

Air China, the nation's flagship carrier, has suspended flights between Beijing and Pyongyang due to a decline in market demand, a company spokesman said on Wednesday.

'Lake chiefs' to keep eye on environment

"Lake chiefs" will be appointed in China to keep an eye on water pollution, based on the successful introduction of "river chiefs" last year. The first meeting of the Leading Group for Deepening Overall Reform of the 19th CPC Central Committee, held on Monday, approved the measure, among others.

Foxconn says it has corrected internship overtime issues

Foxconn Technology Group, Apple's main supplier in Asia, released a statement on Tuesday in response to a Financial Times report that said the company had been illegally employing students, working them overtime to help assemble the iPhone X.

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Bridge cost overrun 'acceptable'

The government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region said on Tuesday that the main section of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is expected to exceed its budget by 10 billion yuan - but that's "acceptable" according to a legislator who represents the engineering sector.

Police recover Buddha heads

Police in Suining, Sichuan province, captured nine suspects and recovered seven Buddha heads that were stolen from a temple over the summer, according to information released on Wednesday.

100k reward offered for shooter's capture

Police in Guangdong province are offering a reward of 100,000 yuan ($15,000) for the capture of the suspect in a mass shooting on Tuesday nightin Raoping county.

School ordered to return parents' 'donations' for weekend classes

A middle school in Sichuan province has been ordered to return money that it had asked parents to donate for after-class services.

Polished military unit guards the heart of republic

As political commissar of the 10th detachment of the Beijing division of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force, Wang Jianhua is fully aware of the importance of his job.

Ex-lawyer is convicted of incitement

Former lawyer Jiang Tianyong was convicted of inciting the subversion of State power and sentenced to two years in prison in Changsha, Hunan province.

Leukemia medicine supply resumes

A pharmaceutical company has resumed supplying leukemia medicine for children after a severe shortage triggered widespread panic among the families of patients.

Disabled and abandoned children find 'sincere, true' love

HOHHOT - At 7 am every morning, 56-year-old Jing Fengying and her husband, Zhang Youbing, wake up their four foster children and spend an hour dressing and feeding them. They need to leave by 8 am for classes.