Second-hottest June ever heralds summer swelter

The past month was the second-hottest June on record in China. And to make matters worse, the heat wave isn't going away anytime soon, with temperatures expected to flirt with 40 C within the next few days in some regions, weather forecasters warned.

Olympic symbols' sanctity clarified

China has revised a regulation on the protection of Olympic symbols to help safeguard the legitimate interests of intellectual property rights holders - part of an effort to promote the healthy and fair development of the Games.

Household garbage sorting gets attention

China will speed up national legislation on household garbage sorting, according to the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development.

Qinghai province sets record in 9-day clean energy trial

XINING - China has set a world record in Qinghai province, where 6 million people used nothing but clean energy for nine consecutive days - a testament to China's commitment to a low-carbon future.

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Companies rebuked for disrespect of war hero

Cyberspace regulators have ordered Douyin - a Chinese popular short video app under ByteDance - and Chinese search engine Sogou, to carry out corrective measures over advertisements that degrade martyrs.

Man arrested in stabbings of schoolboys

Prosecutors approved the formal arrest of the man suspected of stabbing two boys to death in Shanghai, while eight people have been summoned by police over online rumors about the crime and the assailant, authorities said over the weekend.

Bus-truck collision death toll climbs

The death toll from a major highway crash on Friday night rose to 18, with another 14 injured in Hunan province, local authorities said on Saturday.

Railway braces for summer travel peak

Railway passengers in China are expected to make 647 million journeys during the summer travel peak, which began on Sunday and lasts until the end of August, according to China Railway Corp.

AI defeats elite doctors in diagnosis competition

It wasn't the World Cup, but the defeat was not unlike Ronaldo and Messi losing on the same day.

Polluters fail to fix violations

Law enforcement officers dispatched by China's top environmental protection agency spotted a wide range of violations in Beijing, Tianjin and neighboring Hebei province in the latest round of inspections.

Tycoon makes buzz in commencement speech

When it comes to speeches during graduation season, few are quite as buzzworthy as the one by Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing at Shantou University on Friday.