Plans laid to limit flight delays in summer

As midsummer approaches with its typical storms and heavy rain, China's civil aviation watchdog has made plans to help airlines improve flight punctuality.

Weather brings electric shock risk

Authorities in Guangdong province have begun to comb through electrical facilities to root out safety hazards after four people died - apparently of electrocution - as a result of water-soaked wiring.

Capital plans crackdown on big, fast e-bikes

Beijing's municipal legislature plans to revoke the business licenses of retailers found selling electric bikes that break speed and weight limits set by the government.

Tibet resettling nomads from harsh, high plateau areas

Siyo Tsenga was pleased to see that his new home was near a medical clinic, after being relocated to a new settlement in Tibet's Doilungdechen district in Lhasa.

Village goes nuts, and then gets rich

KUNMING - Li Zhizhong may not be able to locate Australia on a map, but he is a master at cultivating Australian macadamia nuts.

Help ready for Taiwan residents

As the Chinese mainland helps Taiwan residents work or start business on the mainland, Fujian province - the nearest province to the island - is taking the lead in offering favorable policies.

High mountains of Tibet get a spring cleaning

Annual cleanup work on three mountains, including Mount Qomolangma (Mount Everest), concluded recently in Tibet, with about 8 metric tons of waste collected, according to the Tibet Mountaineering Guide School.

Report: More graduates prefer second-tier cities

China's college graduates are leaving first-tier cities for second-tier ones, according to the annual College Graduates' Employment Report issued on Monday.

Govt puts squeeze on unscrupulous tour guides in Yunnan

A tour guide in Yunnan was sentenced to six months in prison and fined 2,000 yuan ($310) on Sunday for berating and threatening tourists who refused to shop at souvenir retail outlets.

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China will share its orbiting eyes

China will offer meteorological services to all parties through its Fengyun 2 weather satellites, President Xi Jinping said in a speech at the two-day Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit on Sunday in Qingdao, Shandong province.

Diners can make their own baozi - just like Putin

Restaurant chain Go Believe has announced plans to allow customers to prepare their own food, as Russian President Vladimir Putin did during a visit to its flagship outlet on Friday.