Smoggy days arrive early in northeastern regions

As coal-burning heat systems came alive in mid-October in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, the smog that usually waits for late autumn and winter came early.

China, UK to train nuclear engineers

Britain's University of Sheffield and China's Tsinghua University announced on Wednesday that they have created a master's degree program in nuclear engineering and management to help ensure the supply of qualified graduates for bilateral projects.

Dig unearths 2,400-year-old horses, chariots

ZHENGZHOU - Archaeologists in Henan province have excavated a pit containing chariots and skeletons of horses, perhaps 2,400 years old, beside a tomb possibly belonging to a lord.

'Burger hotel' between cliffs becomes online hit

A photo of a hotel built in a narrow gully between two steep cliffs in northeastern China became a hit online, as netizens joked that it looks like a roujiamo, a kind of Chinese burger.

Probe finds arms trafficking network

Chinese police have rounded up 58 suspected arms traders across 16 provinces after a monthslong investigation into an organized crime network.

TCM student creates an acupuncture robot

A college student in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, has designed a robot that he says can perform acupuncture.

Controls on solid waste tightened

Flexing its muscle against pollution, China has imposed tougher controls on solid waste imports.

Hebei chief presses Xiongan vision

The new Party chief of Hebei province, Wang Dongfeng, emphasized during a visit to Xiongan New Area on Tuesday that the planning and building of the area should be carried out according to high standards.

Tibet marks progress against poverty

Five districts and counties of the Tibet autonomous region have been lifted successfully out of poverty, with the poverty rate falling below 3 percent, Norbu Dondrub, vice-chairman of the region, announced at a news conference on Wednesday.

Human resources to play key role in country's advancement

China is drafting specific measures of an action plan to create a more favorable environment for domestic and international human resources companies, with the aim of building an HR market worth 2 trillion yuan ($300 billion) by 2020.

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Fishery survey ship nearly ready to sail

China's first oceangoing fishery survey ship, Song Hang, will be fully operational by mid-November and will finish its first survey mission by early December, a senior marine scientist said on Wednesday.