Luxury passenger ship nearly ready for delivery

China will soon deliver a world-class ship to a Swedish company, taking another step closer to China's aspiration to becoming a supplier of high-end vessels.

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Taiwan urged to make changes

A spokesman for the Chinese mainland said on Wednesday that the 1992 Consensus embodying the one-China principle is the political foundation for the peaceful development of cross-Straits relations and that the island's authorities have refused to reiterate its validity.

Probe enters lunar orbit in preparation for landing

China's Chang'e 4 robotic probe has approached the moon and entered lunar orbit, marking a major step in its mission to make a soft landing on the moon's far side.

Man gets death for SUV ramming, stabbing rampage

A man who killed 15 people when he rammed into a crowd with his SUV and then attacked passers-by in Hengyang's Hengdong county in Hunan province was sentenced to death on Wednesday.

Guideline aims to improve safety of bus drivers

China released a guideline on Tuesday to strengthen the safety of bus drivers and bridges, following a fatal plunge of a bus into the Yangtze River in October in Chongqing.

Beijing works to secure aid for countries

Senior Chinese officials in climate negotiations reiterated that the country is developing and vowed that efforts to secure aid to ameliorate the effects of climate change in the developing world will continue.

Island education draft shifts view of China

Increasing cultural exchanges across the Taiwan Straits demonstrate the vitality of Chinese culture, Huang Zhixian, president of the All-China Federation of Taiwan Compatriots, said on Tuesday.

Popular bakery from Taiwan expands to mainland

A popular bakery from Taiwan will officially open next week on one of Shanghai's most prosperous commercial streets - the first branch of the business to appear on the Chinese mainland.

Ex-KMT vice-chairman remembered as positive force

The former vice-chairman of the Kuomintang, Chiang Pin-kung, who died in Taipei on Monday, was a contributor to cross-Straits relations in helping Taiwan people conduct business on the mainland, experts said.

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Hainan guards its clean water

By late November, all sources of pollution around drinking water supplies in Hainan province's prefecture-level cities had been removed - more than a month ahead of the schedule set by the State Council - according to provincial environmental authorities.