China, Russia set for anti-missile drill

China and Russia will hold their second joint computer-assisted anti-missile drill next month, a move experts said could counteract the missile interceptor system installed by the United States and the Republic of Korea on the Korean Peninsula.

Students who sit for GRE exam on rise

The number of Chinese students taking the Graduate Record Examination is expected to keep growing, even though the number studying in the United States is increasing at a slower rate than before, according to the company that administers the test.

China, US researchers team up on climate lab

Top research institutions in China and the United States announced on Thursday that they will build an international laboratory to more accurately measure and predict global climate change.

Retirees enjoy KTV as young play elsewhere

Peng Honghua, 76, felt like a star after she finished singing a piece of Yueju Opera, a form native to Guangdong province, and heard the applause of her audience. She was partying with friends at a karaoke bar in Guangzhou.

90% fit for school after TB outbreak

Nearly 90 percent of students infected in a tuberculosis outbreak at a middle school in August had returned to school or were able to do so by Wednesday, the government of Taojiang county, Hunan province, said on Thursday.

Drama helps reaffirm life for cancer patients

A drama written, directed and performed by people with cancer will take the stage of the China Millennium Monument Theatre in Beijing on Friday to serve as encouragement and inspiration for cancer patients to live a better life.

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Aerospace expertise used to identify, track pollution

China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp has begun to use the expertise gained in the space and defense sectors to help the government handle air pollution.

Poor-performing officials punished

The central government's environmental inspection efforts continue to press local governments forward, as 1,140 officials in eight provincial regions received punishments for poor performance in environmental protection, the Ministry of Environmental Protection said on Thursday.

Nanjing Massacre survivor dies; 99 remain

She Ziqing, an 83-year-old survivor of the Nanjing Massacre, died on Wednesday in Nanjing, Jiangsu province. The number of survivors officially registered has declined to 99.

Shanghai-Kunming high-speed railway tunnel problems fixed

China Railway Corp has fixed problems found in tunnels along the Shanghai-Kunming high-speed railway to ensure safe and interruption-free operations, the company said in a statement on Thursday.

New measures introduced to attract Taiwan students

The Chinese mainland is continuing to introduce beneficial policies to attract students from Taiwan to study and work on the mainland, a spokesman for the State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office said on Wednesday.