Intelligent highway to set blueprint

Traveling in a self-driving vehicle at 150 kilometers per hour along an intelligent highway - which itself offers automatic charging and toll-paying functionality on the go - will no longer be a sci-fi concept in China in a few short years.

Qingdao looking to boost global cachet

Qingdao, a coastal city in Shandong province, plans to hire foreign employees in government departments and public institutions starting this year, marking a major breakthrough in China's government personnel recruitment and overseas talent initiative.

Eight dead in Guangdong ironworks gas leak

Eight people were killed during a gas pipeline leak at an ironworks in Shaoguan, Guangdong province, on Monday morning, according to a statement released by the city government on Monday afternoon.

Graft-busting tools to arm national supervisory commission

A national supervisory commission is expected to be established at the first session of the 13th National People's Congress in March, increasing the powers of graft-busters to go after corruption.

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Strong funding to power rural vitalization drive

The central government will guarantee funds needed for an ambitious rural vitalization campaign through direct investment and preferential policies to help raise capital, senior officials said.

Prison escape kills chance of parole

A drug trafficker and self-proclaimed police killer who escaped from prison in Yunnan province last year has been sentenced to life with no chance of parole, according to court documents released on Monday.

Yunnan traffic pileup leaves four deaths

Four people were killed in a 53-vehicle pileup on the Kunming-Chuxiong highway, Yunnan province, at 6:10 am on Monday.

Push for spick and span villages intensifies

China plans to improve the rural environment, including waste and sewage processing, to provide a cleaner and better quality of life by 2020, according to a three-year action plan released on Monday.

Forestry employee killed by elephants

A herd of wild Asian elephants attacked two patrollers with the local forestry department in Yunnan province on Saturday, leaving one dead and the other injured.

Hong Kong has crucial role in Belt and Road

Hong Kong, with its core advantages in financial and professional services, will play a crucial part in further boosting the Belt and Road Initiative, officials and experts have said.

'Brides' trafficked from Vietnam rescued by police

Police in Yunnan province have rescued 17 Vietnamese women after an eight-month investigation into a cross-border human trafficking network.