Facial recognition comes to university

A top university in China is using a facial recognition system to verify the identity of students and staff members entering its campus.

High-speed rail coming soon to frigid zone

The longest high-speed rail line in China's frigid zone is expected to start operating in September, China Railway Harbin Group said.

School aims to inspire by parking tanks at gate

A high school in Handan, Hebei province, said the military tanks at its gate that have caused controversy since they were unveiled on Tuesday are there for patriotic education.

Armed Police to oversee Coast Guard

China's Coast Guard will be better trained once it starts working under the Chinese Armed Police Force, and it will then be able to play a leading role in fighting maritime drug trafficking, which is difficult to detect and dangerous to stop, a senior officer of the Coast Guard said on Wednesday.

It's already hot, but Xinjiang will soon get hotter

The temperature of the ground surface in Turpan - China's "heat pole" in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region - reached 83 C on Monday afternoon, the hottest so far this year.

Heritage concerns stall treatment of foul water in Shaanxi

Inspectors have found three bodies of water in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, that are black and smelly - including one traversing the ruins of an ancient capital - even though the city said it had eliminated such problems.

Law firms encouraged to seek partners beyond mainland

Shanghai's justice authority said it will encourage domestic law firms to cooperate more with firms outside the Chinese mainland to achieve the city's goal of an all-around, multilayered platform by 2020 for legal services in cases involving foreign parties.

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League earns praise for its online reach

The Communist Youth League's online presence has increased dramatically over the last five years, helping the youth organization deliver its messages to millions of young people, delegates to the organization's 18th National Congress said on Wednesday.

Wigs for kids start with donated hair

A map showing people where to donate their hair for children with leukemia who need a wig after receiving chemotherapy was released in Shanghai on Tuesday.

Video blogger faces wrath after blasting HK

Public outcry continues in the wake of a video in which an Asian-American internet celebrity made derogatory remarks about China and Chinese people, with netizens denouncing it as "unbelievably disrespectful", "annoying" and "seriously mean and impolite".

Man sentenced to death with reprieve for cutting off victim's head

A man who used a kitchen knife to cut off the head of a restaurant owner in Wuhan, Hubei province, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve by a court on Wednesday.