Heavy rains expected for most of country

The national weather observatory issued a yellow alert on Monday, as heavy rain will sweep most parts of the country.

Poor supervision led to fatal fire

A high-level investigation into a Beijing apartment building fire that killed 19 people in November has concluded that the tragedy was caused by a combination of illegal practices and poor supervision.

Chinese woman's body frozen in advanced procedure

The frozen body of a woman who died in Shandong province on June 17 has become the first in China to undergo a full cryonics freeze procedure - using a technique known as extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO - in a city 100 kilometers from where the body was frozen.

IN BRIEF (Page 4)

China, ROK to share on environment

An environmental cooperation center was launched on Monday to facilitate two-way technology and data exchanges between China and South Korea.

Bamboo, rattan aid clean development

China will continue to promote sustainable development by boosting the bamboo and rattan industry and deepening cooperation with developing countries to implement the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Premier Li Keqiang said in a congratulatory letter to an intergovernmental organization's annual meeting on Monday.

Funding gap stalls project to build toilets

A construction project undertaken as part of the country's "toilet revolution" is being investigated after the roofs and walls of the structure were left unfinished - leaving embarrassed villagers to use the "open toilets".

Man, family receive death threats after he killed teddy bear dog that bit toddler

Tong Wei never thought that killing the dog that bit his son would result in his wife attempting suicide and all his family members being threatened with death.

Reform, opening-up to be celebrated

China will launch promotional and educational activities across the country this year to celebrate the 40th anniversary of reform and opening-up.

Remains of small ape, now extinct, found in ancient tomb

An international team of scientists has discovered the skull of a new species of gibbon in the tomb of an ancient Chinese aristocrat, perhaps the grandmother of China's first emperor, according to a study published in the journal Science.

Father sues Disney over child ticket

A Chinese father is suing Shanghai International Theme Park Co, co-owner of Shanghai Disney Resort, claiming the park refused to issue a discounted ticket to his 10-year-old child.

Contract tea planting lifts an entire village

FUZHOU - Wang Mingjiang was struggling to make ends meet until four years ago when he joined a planting program to become a contract tea grower in Fujian province.