Development driving mammal's decline

In China, the finless porpoise is only found in the middle and lower stretches of the Yangtze River, its main tributaries and two adjoining lakes.

We can't always take from nature

Yang Tianxi, a 49-year-old porpoise guard

China to test large solid-fuel rocket engine

China will begin testing the world's largest solid-propellant rocket engine in February, according to a senior space scientist interviewed on Sunday.

Country sees surge in postgrad applicants

About 2.38 million Chinese were expected to take the entrance exam for postgraduate studies between Saturday and Monday, up by 370,000 people (18 percent) year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Education.

Online charity for poor kids blames mistake on human error

An online charity program that matches money donors with poor children born on the donors' birthdays blamed human error after pictures of some youngsters appeared in multiple profiles, raising suspicions among netizens.

Employment hits record high, as 10m new jobs are added

China's employment rate in the first three quarters of 2017 hit a record high, with more than 10 million new jobs added to the economy between January and September, according to a report by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

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Key lab to improve air monitoring with innovations

More effective technology and equipment should be developed to monitor air pollution in China, according to experts in the field, and a new key laboratory is being built to make sure that happens.

Reforms introduced by Shenzhen Customs help give city a boost

Shenzhen Customs has introduced reforms to cut the clearance procedures and costs for the foreign trading companies, in an effort to improve the city's business environment.

Draft law aims to protect heroes

Lawmakers are considering a measure that would punish people who say derogatory things about heroes and martyrs, after a number of such cases aroused public attention.

Joint checkpoint envisioned to connect HK to mainland

China's top legislature began deliberations on Friday on a joint checkpoint arrangement for the express rail link connecting the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with Guangzhou, Guangdong province.

Thousands throng Summer Palace for bridge photos

Thousands of tourists and photographers, equipped with cameras and selfie sticks, swarmed to the Seventeen-Arch Bridge and a nearby island at Beijing's Summer Palace on Friday, the winter solstice, aiming to record the famous view of the setting sun shining through the arches.