Traffic improves in more than half of major cities

More than half of the 100 major cities in China experienced an improvement in traffic congestion last year, according to an annual report released on Thursday.

Taipei 'obstructing' New Year's plans

Mainland civil aviation authorities on Friday strongly condemned Taipei's disregard for the well-being of the people across the Taiwan Straits by obstructing plans for additional Spring Festival flights.

Man found guilty of sexual assault on another male

Judicial and sexuality specialists approved of the penalty handed down in a Beijing court to a man who sexually assaulted another man, as it reflected progress in the rule of law and met the needs of social development.

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Older dads lift odds of high myopia

The older a father is, the higher the possibility his child will suffer from early-onset high myopia due to a mutation in a gene, Chinese scientists found.

Medical team keeps Pakistani kids healthy

Fifteen students from the China-Pakistan Government Primary School Faqeer Colony in Gwadar, Pakistan, received free health checkups at the Fraternity Emergency Care Center on Wednesday morning, local time.

New train services to slash travel time between Chongqing and Guiyang

A new railway line will cut the travel time between the southwestern municipality of Chongqing and Guiyang, Guizhou province, national railway operator China Railway Corp said on Thursday.

Tunnel completed for Sichuan-Tibet Railway

The Sichuan-Tibet Railway's first tunnel - that runs more than 16 kilometers along the canyon area of the plateau - managed to cut through on Wednesday under extremely high temperatures, Xinhua News Agency reported.

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Calls mount for tighter rules on ads

Experts have called for advertising standards in China to be tightened to protect consumers from misleading claims, especially for health products.

HK university stresses stance against separatism

A leading university in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region stressed its firm stance against Hong Kong independence in response to reports that a group of its students are advocating independence.

Women's team succeeds in Atlantic rowing race

Four alumnae of Shantou University hit the shore of Nelson's Dockyard English Harbor in the Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda on Thursday morning after braving the open seas for 34 days in a trans-Atlantic rowing race to place first among female teams and become the first Asian team in the annual contest.