High-tech identifies 3rd suspect at concert

Police nabbed a criminal suspect at a concert in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, on Sunday, thanks to a high-tech facial recognition system.

Report: Habitat for wildlife worsening

Much of China's wild animals are living in worsening conditions due to environmental pollution and deteriorating habitat, the country's first report on biodiversity found.

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Gun guidelines reduce punishments, case loads

Authorities put focus on power of weapon and owner's intentions

TV series exposes faults of officials

A television series about ordinary people's headaches in life and their sharp criticism and spicy questions for local officials has hit the list of most popular shows on Tianjin TV, the station said.

Electronics mall makes way for Beijing park

Beijing's Zhongguancun science park in Haidian district will soon close its last wholesale market for electronic goods.

Manager fired for dining on pangolin

A manager from one of the China's major industrial investment companies lost his job after wildlife preservation volunteers discovered that he had eaten pangolin meat in Vietnam.

Technology closes rural healthcare gap

ZHENGZHOU - Suffering from coronary heart disease, 79-year-old Wang Funi was amazed to find out that she can have routine medical tests done at her rural home.

Danger of sugar to kids highlighted

As Chinese children consume more sugar-sweetened beverages, experts are advising authorities to impose a sugar tax to reduce the health risks that such drinks may bring.

Public asked to report pollution

People are being encouraged to report sources of pollution and participate in environmental supervision in an orderly manner, authorities said in Beijing on Sunday at the launch of a public environmental protection activity for the upcoming World Environment Day on June 5.

Autistic teens get new Shanghai coffee shop

A Shanghai nonprofit group that ran a coffee shop to teach autistic adolescents how to interact with others said on Sunday it has found a new location and will reopen soon, after being forced to close over a rent issue.

Space technologies to protect fragile Shaolin books

It was a strange sight: a group of monks from the Shaolin Temple, the cradle of Chinese kung fu, walking through the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, producer of China's Long March carrier rockets.