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Chinese icebreaker heads for Antarctica

China's icebreaker Xuelong will weigh anchor in Shanghai and head for the Antarctic on Wednesday.

South Pole team gives colleague a special birthday

Wang Nan celebrated her 25th birthday on the frozen continent of Antarctica. She didn't go there on an ordinary trip. Instead, she was one of the youngest females on the national expedition team.

Vice-premier: No letup in fight against fake goods

Vice-Premier Wang Yang said on Monday that China will continue to fight counterfeit products, particularly fake products exported to countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative, to maintain a good image for products made in the country.

Railways to speed up Singles Day deliveries

China's railway department will start a new service to speed up the movement of goods during the upcoming Singles Day online shopping spree, in answer to the growing demand for logistics services.

Fisherman takes river stream to livestream

HARBIN - Every day at 9 am, fisherman Zhang Peng, 32, starts a new day's work along the mighty Heilong River. He turns on his mobile phone, logs on to his livestreaming account and broadcasts his daily fishing.

Bad doses of baby vaccine are recalled

More than 650,000 doses of a vaccine routinely given to newborns in China have been recalled after testing showed they were ineffective.

Authorities detail effort to shut down violators of others' copyrights

Thousands of websites have been shut down and links to offending sites deleted in a battle against intellectual property infringement, China's copyright watchdog said.

Portal opens new chapter for used books

Wei Ying, 31, is picky when buying new stuff, but she always buys new clothes with profits gained from selling her old ones. In her college days, she had a collection of secondhand books and DVDs that was the envy of her classmates.

In Wuhan, renters can find, apply, sign online

A new online-based home rental platform has started trial operations in Wuhan, Hubei province, and aims to further develop the rental market by streamlining procedures and ensuring reliable services.

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Tree planting drive reshapes economy

Wang Degong, a 73-year-old resident of Youyu county, Shanxi province - on the edge of the vast Ordos Desert - has seen the area transformed from barren land to a tourist attraction over the past six decades.