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40 Years On

Lam talks up Hong Kong's future

[2018-06-29 07:23]

Actions might speak louder than words, but a clear message certainly helps. In her first year in office, Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, has focused on actions and words, communicating through social media, the mainstream media, and by directly addressing the public.

Wave of discontent rocks shipping industry

[2018-06-28 07:55]

Although the country's merchant fleet needs more sailors, low wages and social status, poor conditions and long absences from friends and family are deterring recruits, as Jiang Chenglong reports.

I feel my friends are leading happier lives

[2018-06-28 07:55]

Li Heng, 31, is third officer on the MV Tianbaohe.

Soccer fan cyclist pedals to Moscow for World Cup final

[2018-06-28 07:55]

On the night Liu Jinsong approached Yueyang in Hunan province, he admits he was a bit scared.

Aging anglers find purpose protecting porpoises

[2018-06-28 07:55]

Fisherman Shu Yin'an remembers coming across plenty of finless porpoises when he was young, but the animals - found only in the Yangtze River - are rarely seen these days.

Japanese expert guides robotics research in Beijing

[2018-06-28 07:55]

Japanese scientist Tatsuo Arai is a man of few words, but when it comes to robots, the 66-year-old is willing to talk.

Around China

[2018-06-28 07:55]

Hubei

NGOs flex their muscles to bridge the urban-rural rehabilitation divide

[2018-06-27 07:28]

Charities and hospitals are working hard to reverse an imbalance in the supply of services between cities and less-developed areas, as Li Lei, Li Xueqing and Huo Yan report from Fuping county, Shaanxi.

Lifeline Express heads for new destinations

[2018-06-27 07:28]

In the past two decades, medical trains funded by Lifeline Express, a charity in Hong Kong, have helped to restore the sight of thousands of rural residents with cataracts.

Rural planner gets 'stuck' in village

[2018-06-27 07:28]

Four years ago, Li Pei-chen, a rural planner from Taiwan, was invited to join a village transformation project in Xiamen, Fujian province.

'Tofu Beauty' ferments fervent following

[2018-06-27 07:28]

Shi Qingxiang is known to friends and customers as "Tofu Beauty" - not because of her looks, but because she is a master tofu maker.

Around China

[2018-06-27 07:28]

Sichuan

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