Smog hits north, fog settles in southeast

Hebei province is seeing the most serious air pollution since the onset of winter weather, with the density of pollutants soaring to a high level, the province's air monitors said on Tuesday.

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E-tickets for fast trains to go national

All high-speed railway stations across the country will allow passengers to check in without a paper ticket next year, China Railway Corp said.

River guardians strive to restore their childhood memories of clean waters

GUIYANG - Yang Liemeng, 50, misses his childhood, when he could swim in the nearby Wuma River.

Shanghai goes all-in for garbage sorting

Authorities in Shanghai are asking for opinions from the public until Dec 6 on a draft regulation regarding garbage classification.

Invention helps to set proper doses of antibiotics

Chinese scientists have developed a prototype instrument to quickly determine the level of antibiotic resistance in cells infecting a patient, thereby allowing more precise administration of the drugs.

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Exchanges swap math teaching styles

Monday marked the start of the fifth round of math teacher exchanges between the United Kingdom and China, as 86 math teachers from primary schools in the UK arrived at Shanghai Normal University for a two-week program.

Xinjiang building millions of houses able to resist quakes

The newly built earthquake-resistant houses in rural areas of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region have withstood more than 30 earthquakes of magnitude 5 or above in the past seven years, the region's housing authorities said.

Nation continues to improve animal welfare

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations will continue cooperating with China on farm animal welfare to help improve animal health and food safety, the organization's China representative said.

City's work on social credit to be completed by 2020

Beijing will accelerate development of a social credit system by completing the legislative and regulatory work in the sector by 2020, a senior official said.

Researchers develop sensitive new radar for weather observation

China has developed a millimeter-wave cloud radar for Beijing's new international airport, offering weather forecasts with higher accuracy than previous generations.