Boy, 15, dies after accident; corneas donated

A critically injured boy who was sent from the Inner Mongolia autonomous region to Beijing in October for urgent treatment - with the public helping to clear traffic from expressways - died on Tuesday.

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Crashes trigger call to check road safety

Recent serious traffic accidents, some with fatalities, have spurred China's public security and transport authorities to examine accident-prone roads and look for ways to eliminate hazards.

Car slams into students, killing 5

A car slammed into a group of children in Huludao, Liaoning province, killing five and injuring 19, including three seriously, local authorities said on Thursday.

Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao bridge gets off to good start, ministry says

The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge has got off to a good start, serving about 1.79 million passengers in the first month of smooth and orderly operation, the Ministry of Transport said on Thursday.

Construction examined in deaths of rare fish

The construction of a bridge in Jingzhou, Hubei province, which allegedly caused the death of about 6,000 critically endangered Chinese sturgeon at a breeding facility, has been halted, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.

Dozens are held over injection of water into cattle before slaughter

Twenty-nine suspects were arrested and 20 of them were held in criminal detention for manufacturing and selling water-injected beef, local police in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, said on Wednesday.

Persistence gives disabled a voice

Thanks to their parents' persistence, twin brothers Xu Jian and Xu Kang are embarking on careers as special education teachers after graduating from college.

Answering the special education challenge

"When we were asked what special education was in our first class at a normal university, 40 of us gave more than 20 answers", said Zhao Changhong, now a teacher at a special school in Beijing's Xicheng district.

Big data proves boon in Guiyang

Topographically treacherous Guiyang has used innovation to transform its geological disadvantages into advantages, especially during the most recent stage of reform and opening-up.

Nature drive puts city on green track

Environmental volunteer Lei Yueqin can recall what the Nanming River, which flows through Guiyang, Guizhou province, was like in the early 1950s. It was so pristine, she said, that people would use its water directly for drinking, cooking and washing.

FOUR-DECADE MAKEOVER JUST THE BEGINNING

China will become the most important country in the world in next 40 years, says former British diplomat who experienced Beijing in the 1980s