Man sues 9 over fire that killed his family

Lin Shengbin, whose wife and three children died last year in a fire set by the family's nanny in Hangzhou, has brought a lawsuit against nine companies or institutes and asked for compensation of 130 million yuan ($20.2 million).

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Ventilation corridors part of plan for Beijing district

As the Beijing city government enters the final stage of its relocation to new offices in the east-side Tongzhou district, experts have proposed building "ventilation corridors" to prevent the kind of smog seen in downtown areas.

Zhejiang prohibits voting for students

The education authority in Zhejiang province has banned schools from using online voting to decide the winners of various student awards and contests.

China plays key role in birth of supersensitive radio telescope

China is helping to build the world's largest and most advanced next-generation radio telescope that can probe the "dawn of the universe" with unprecedented detail and efficiency, the project's chief Chinese scientist said on Tuesday.

Teacher charged with using needles on young children

A Beijing preschool teacher who was accused of using needles to "discipline" her students has been formally charged, the Supreme People's Procuratorate announced on Tuesday.

Developers in Hainan ordered to fix damage

Hainan's provincial government ordered developers of some sea reclamation projects on the island to submit assessment reports about the marine ecological impacts of their projects before the end of the year, authorities in Haikou said on Tuesday.

Taiwan may lose more of its 'partners'

More countries may sever relationships with Taiwan if the island's leader, Tsai Ingwen, continues to refuse to acknowledge the one-China principle, experts on the Chinese mainland said.

Sandstorms can occur in summer, experts say

It's possible to have sandstorms in early summer in Beijing under certain conditions, an expert said on Monday as the municipal meteorological observatory issued a blue alert for extreme weather.

Quake hits Jilin; no injuries reported

A 5.7 magnitude earthquake hit the Ningjiang district of Songyuan, Jilin province, early Monday, according to the Beijing-based China Earthquake Networks Center.

Local authorities told to stop rigid approach to pollution

The Ministry of Environment and Ecology released a guideline on Monday urging local authorities to avoid a "one size fits all" approach in fighting pollution and to minimize negative impacts on people's lives and production.

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