Some cities beat targets for pollution

Beijing, Tianjin and surrounding areas dramatically exceeded their air pollution reduction targets through the fall and winter months, while the mayors of three cities were summoned after failing to meet their own targets, according to China's top environmental authority.

Artifacts come alive with technology

FUZHOU - Xu Shaoqing stood in front of a large screen as a picture of a golden earring the size of a basketball appeared.

Pandas get eye disease; experts can't tell why

Twelve giant pandas in Sichuan province have contracted an eye disease, medical experts said recently.

Drones drop from sky during performance

A video of a number of drones falling from the sky during a performance in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, went viral online, embarrassing a new Guinness World Record winner, Ehang Egret, a drone-maker in Guangdong province.

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University cooperation assists Kenyan farmers

Allan Jumba, a 27-year-old Kenyan, is a well-known specialist in agriculture and greenhouse technologies in Kenya's Vihiga county. He helps local farmers prevent common crop diseases, provides pest control services and gives greenhouse-building advice.

County takes steps to defend martyr

Prosecutors in Hebei province began to build a public interest litigation case on Wednesday against people they say defamed a martyr.

New fence guards Miyun Reservoir

Miyun reservoir, Beijing's major water storage site, has completed construction of a 400-kilometer protective fence around the area.

Violators in Shenzhen tagged by high-tech

Shenzhen is using facial recognition technology to identify traffic violators and levy fines as it builds toward its goal of being a smart city.

Volunteer doctors revisit quake epicenter

WENCHUAN, Sichuan - Huang Wancai, 50, was relieved when he learned that the mysterious heart pain that has plagued him for two years was no big deal.

Satellite services offered for Earth observations

China has established an emergency mechanism using its meteorological satellites to help countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative combat extreme weather, the China Meteorological Administration announced at a news conference on Wednesday.

9 guilty of rioting in 2016 HK disturbance

Nine people were convicted of rioting during a disturbance in Hong Kong's Mong Kok district on Lunar New Year's eve in 2016 - an incident in which 130 people were injured, including 90 police officers.