High mountains of Tibet get a spring cleaning

Annual cleanup work on three mountains, including Mount Qomolangma (Mount Everest), concluded recently in Tibet, with about 8 metric tons of waste collected, according to the Tibet Mountaineering Guide School.

Report: More graduates prefer second-tier cities

China's college graduates are leaving first-tier cities for second-tier ones, according to the annual College Graduates' Employment Report issued on Monday.

Govt puts squeeze on unscrupulous tour guides in Yunnan

A tour guide in Yunnan was sentenced to six months in prison and fined 2,000 yuan ($310) on Sunday for berating and threatening tourists who refused to shop at souvenir retail outlets.

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China will share its orbiting eyes

China will offer meteorological services to all parties through its Fengyun 2 weather satellites, President Xi Jinping said in a speech at the two-day Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit on Sunday in Qingdao, Shandong province.

Diners can make their own baozi - just like Putin

Restaurant chain Go Believe has announced plans to allow customers to prepare their own food, as Russian President Vladimir Putin did during a visit to its flagship outlet on Friday.

Tibet plans aviation upgrades

Tibet will build three new airports to improve transportation and boost the economy in remote areas, according to civil aviation authorities in the region.

Call made for honoring nuclear deal

President Xi Jinping said on Sunday that the Iran nuclear deal should continue to be honestly implemented, when meeting with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani.

Synergy of visions, boost for cooperative projects highlighted

Sunday marked the second day of President Xi Jinping's packed schedule of meetings with visiting leaders on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit in the coastal city of Qingdao. Following are highlights of the bilateral talks.

Scholars, corporate leaders hail fresh visions

Experts and business executives from home and abroad have hailed the visions and concrete plans outlined by President Xi Jinping's speeches at the 18th Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit as well as the consensus reached at the gathering.

MOMENTS FROM COLORFUL EVENT

Gathering provided a mix of sights, sounds and official work

Views on Shanghai Cooperation Organization

Ambassadors and a former Kyrgyz prime minister are bullish on the two-day event in the East China port city, which marks the first such meeting since Pakistan and India were elevated to full membership status last year.