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Interpol credited in surrender

A fugitive suspected of contract fraud returned to China on Monday and turned himself in, according to the country's top watchdog, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

Railway link to sea speeds up cargoes

A new rail-to-sea logistics link connecting inland China with Southeast Asian countries opened on Monday morning as a train loaded with auto parts and fiberglass products left Chongqing's Tuanjiecun Railway Station.

Certification seen as boon to services

Certification of quality could help improve the performance of the service industry, China's Certification and Accreditation Administration said on Monday.

As food couriers rush, danger lurks

The boom in online takeout services has led to a sharp rise in road accidents involving food delivery drivers, largely because the couriers break traffic rules to avoid fines for being late, according to data from several major cities.

Bones ID'd as martyrs of Red Army

The skeletal remains of 20 males recently found in a well in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, were identified as Red Army soldiers who were killed by Kuomintang troops during the Long March period (1934-36).

Shanghai makes a sci-tech leap

Shanghai made a major breakthrough last year toward its goal of becoming an internationally influential science and technology innovation center, as an annual innovation index registered a record high of 224.9 points in 2016, according to a report released on Saturday.

Party expels former insurance regulator

The former chairman of China Insurance Regulatory Commission, Xiang Junbo, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China and dismissed from public office for corruption and violating the Party's code of conduct, according to a statement released by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection on Saturday.

Guangzhou residents rush to register their dogs

Guangzhou has issued more than 8,000 dogs licenses in the past month during a push to get owners to register their pets.

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Extra lunar month gives mooncake sales a boost

There are two back-to-back months of June this year - a quirk of a leap year in the Chinese lunar calendar - bringing Shanghai its hottest summer since the city started recording weather 140 years ago. The double Junes have also propelled residents to a five-year record for the number of mooncakes consumed.

A green oasis raising incomes

Life in a desert is the polar opposite of depictions in movies and photo collections in which groups of merchants swathed in white robes sit on the backs of camels and sway gracefully back and forth across golden sand dunes.