High-speed rail passengers can choose their own seats

Passengers can now select their seats when buying tickets online for bullet trains - part of an effort to improve customer service, China Railway Corp said on Thursday.

Painter captures pain of comfort women

NANJING - French oil painter Christian Poirot is visiting Nanjing, Jiangsu province, the city whose tragic wartime history inspired him to create a new series of works.

Anti-graft stress turns to finance

Party discipline departments will emphasize investigations of corrupt officials in the field of finance in a bid to safeguard the healthy development of China's economy, according to a senior anti-graft researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

Robot gives guidance in Beijing court

The Chinese capital's first artificial intelligence robot for legal services was put into operation in a Beijing court on Thursday.

Old Summer Palace reclaims its past

More than 80,000 historical artifacts, along with pieces of the Old Summer Palace, were unearthed as a result of the demolition of surrounding buildings.

Latest thing in heart disease treatment: 3-D printing

A hospital in Guangzhou opened China's first 3-D printing laboratory for cardiovascular medicine on Wednesday, with the facility expected to provide help in diagnosis, surgery preparation and realtime surgical guidance.

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US urged to stop 'wrong behavior'

Beijing urged the United States to stop its "wrong behavior" after a US naval vessel was warned away from China's territorial waters off the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea on Tuesday.

Trees once believed to be extinct making comeback

CHONGQING - In southwest China's Chongqing municipality, an evergreen coniferous tree that was thought to be extinct in the wild is making a comeback.

Pilot program aims to protect young netizens from dangers of cyberfraud

Shanghai has launched a pilot program to protect the growing number of young netizens from cyberfraud and internet addiction.

Two children's dreams come true for a day

Tens of thousands of people in eastern China participated in a charity initiative late last month to help two sick children fulfill their dreams of becoming a police officer and doctor for one day.

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