Competent Jiujiang melds past, present

After strapping on a bright-orange life jacket and stepping onto a boat, I finally came face to face with the highly discussed Yangtze River - the longest river in Asia.

Firms hail online service platform

Companies have lauded an online platform unveiled by the Shanghai government this year that facilitates company registrations, saying it has greatly improved efficiency in the business environment.

40 telecom fraud criminals penalized

Forty defendants, including five from Taiwan, who participated in telecom fraud after going to Kenya, received criminal penalties and fines on Friday in Beijing.

Illegal construction villas targeted by central government

The central government has sent a group to rectify problems of illegal villa construction at the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains in Shaanxi province and vowed to hold accountable anyone found violating laws and regulations.

Shanghai escapes wrath of typhoon

Jongdari, the second typhoon to hit Shanghai in less than two weeks, made landfall on Friday morning in the city's Jinshan district but caused no major damage.

Parasitic infection traced to eating centipedes

Chinese researchers have reported a dangerous food-borne parasite typically found in snails and other mollusks, which were detected in two patients in a Chinese hospital.

Pigs culled amid African swine fever outbreak

China's top regulator for agricultural and rural affairs confirmed the country's first ever outbreak of African swine fever in Liaoning province, which it said has been put under control after emergency response measures like pig culling and quarantines.

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Govt sets sights on fixing students' nearsightedness

Yu Ting'an was 5 years old when she started wearing glasses for nearsightedness, or myopia.

Prosecutors: Nurses beat mentally ill patient

Five nurses from a private hospital in Kunming, Yunnan province, who allegedly assaulted a mentally ill patient in January, were accused of intentional injury on Wednesday by local prosecutors.

Abbot accused of sexual harassment

China's top religious affairs regulator said on Thursday that Master Xuecheng, abbot of the Beijing-based Longquan Temple and head of the Buddhist Association of China, is under investigation after being accused in a 95-page report of various violations, including sexual harassment of several nuns.

Teacher, 3 students killed in mudslide

A teacher and three students from Southwest Petroleum University were killed in a sudden mudslide during field research in Aksu, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Monday.