Unnecessary documentation to be eliminated

Justice Minister Fu Zhenghua said on Friday that documents or certificates not required by law or regulation will be canceled by the end of 2018, a move seen as part of the nation's reform in governance.

New center improves cooperation on green economy

A green innovation center was launched in Beijing on Friday, boosting eco-friendly cooperation and joint economic development between China and countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative.

Traffic police took bribes to ignore truckers' transgressions

More than 100 officials in Heilongjiang province have been put under investigation - and some punished - for their involvement in covering up traffic violations by trucks, the Harbin Commission for Discipline Inspection announced on Monday.

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Heavy rain batters country, bringing floods in its wake

Continuous heavy rainfall swept most parts of China this week, affecting thousands of people and causing heavy economic losses, according to the Ministry of Water Resources.

In Beijing, new platforms will turn science into goods

The administrative committee of Zhongguancun science park - known as Beijing's Silicon Valley - will provide money and floor space for companies to operate 10 platforms designed to commercialize scientific research findings as part of an effort to make the capital a center of innovation.

Road project halted to shield protected birds

A road construction project in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region was suspended this week to protect the brooding of protected birds near the road.

Low funding cited as top reason for lackluster smoking control

A lack of funding has become a major obstacle to the enforcement of anti-smoking regulations in major Chinese cities, a Beijing law firm warned in a new report.

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Steel-maker failed to rectify problems

China's top environmental watchdog sharply criticized the country's largest private steel-maker on Thursday for failing to carry out rectification plans and dumping steel slag along the Yangtze River in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu province.

Vice-premier looks to future in meeting with Macao SAR chief

Vice-Premier Han Zheng met with Fernando Chui Saion, chief executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region, on Thursday in Beijing.

Young island generation carries the 'reclamation spirit' forward

"We didn't expect him to write back, and we were exhilarated when he did," said Chen Yuling, a special delegate to the 18th National Congress of the Communist Youth League of China.