The Ministry of Environmental Protection has dismissed claims that China's tough measures to rein in pollution, including environmental inspections and factory closures, have dampened industrial production and pushed up prices of industrial products.
On workdays, Ma Rong, a 25-year-old white-collar worker in Beijing, usually orders takeout at lunchtime, especially on hot summer days, to avoid crowded restaurants and save time.
Plastic in the marine environment is becoming an increasing cause of concern because of its persistence and effect on oceans, wildlife and human beings.
While the internet has reduced buying and selling to just a few clicks, Zhang Neng prefers to do things the old-fashioned way. His store, called Happiness, allows people to exchange goods.
The name Hao Yulan may not ring a bell even with her neighbors, but she is known online nationwide as "Grandma Tortoise".
On Sept 5, Wang Feng made contact with the family in a photo he took 20 years ago, only one day after he posted a message on WeChat trying to find them.
Seven provinces reached their pollution reduction goals months ahead of schedule, a new report said on Wednesday. The targets set for 2017 were met in 2016, it said.
The Chinese Academy of Sciences has offered a 4,000 yuan ($600) reward for information leading to the recovery of a downed weather balloon.
About 20,000 people visited an exhibition on Wednesday showcasing China's progress in the past five years under the leadership of the Communist Party of China with President Xi Jinping as the core.
China's top court called on countries and regions along the routes of China's Belt and Road Initiative on Tuesday to increase judicial cooperation and improve the quality of foreign-related hearings by setting up legal research bases and information centers.
The All China Lawyers Association and its local branches received 59 complaints in August involving the infringement of lawyers' rights, the association said on Tuesday.
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