Water diversion project drives environmental improvements and provides new jobs for locals

Tuesday marks the third anniversary of the start of operations of the central route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, a massive infrastructure program designed to transport water from the south of the country to the arid northern regions via three separate channels.

Monitoring platform ensures rapid action to tackle contamination

Ankang city in Shaanxi province is a key source of water for the central route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project. It has established a digital platform that includes a monitoring system that covers all major bodies of water in the city, and an emergency response system that coordinates the activities of a number of government departments in the event of water contamination incidents.

Coal to help relieve gas shortage

The Beijing city government has ordered an immediate restart to coal-fueled generators to ease the shortage of liquefied natural gas in northern China.

Chengdu tops list as China's happiest city

Chengdu, in Sichuan province, came top this year in Oriental Outlook magazine's annual ranking of the 10 happiest cities in China.

Forum highlights cross-border law enforcement

Law enforcement departments of countries along the Belt and Road Initiative are enhancing cooperation in the pursuit of fugitives, as well as in anti-terrorism efforts and intellectual property protection, according to the Ministry of Public Security.

Chongqing suspends highhanded official who roughed up villager

An official in Chongqing has been suspended for manhandling a villager and making him bow, as well as for using inappropriate language, a county government said on Sunday.

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Nanjing ready to remember history

Nanjing, Jiangsu province, is holding various activities to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre, which falls on Dec 13.

Illegal capture threatens rare bird

The once-abundant yellow-breasted bunting - often listed on menus as "rice bird" - has been reclassified as critically endangered on the red list of threatened species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Soldiers coordinate search and rescue

It is rare to see soldiers from China, Australia, New Zealand and the United States all looking at the same data-filled whiteboard, pitching ideas for the optimal rescue solutions for distressed planes.

Beijing pledges to keep up pace of replacing removed signs

In response to complaints that a citywide campaign to replace signs on buildings has made it difficult for people to find their way, the Beijing city management authority said on Friday that it would make sure that the replacing of signs will keep pace with their removal.

Lawsuit alleges 'wrong' HIV test

A former drug user in Chengdu, Sichuan province, is applying for a lawsuit against the health agencies that wrongly diagnosed him as HIV-positive.