Ethnic group charts course to prosperity following relocation

Li Zhengjun, a member of the Baiku Yao ethnic group, never expected to move out of his thatched shed in the mountains to a whitewashed brick structure in Nandan county, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.

No sight, but still on the lookout for love

Editor's note: This is the second of a series of stories about developments in the lives of China's blind and visually impaired community.

Managing despite difficulties

Li Zhen, 55, Braille editor at the China Braille Press

Discrimination is destructive

Xuan Hai, 33, a visually impaired government employee in Shucheng county, Anhui province.

Premier calls for closer ties with ROK, Britain

Premier Li Keqiang called for the long-term healthy development of relations with the Republic of Korea and the United Kingdom during meetings with guests from the two countries.

Beijing looking for positive outcome of leaders' meeting

Beijing hopes the United States will meet it halfway to promote a positive outcome at the upcoming meeting between their leaders at the G20 summit, Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said on Tuesday.

Day care workers jailed for abusing children

Eight people convicted of child abuse at a Shanghai day care center owned by one of China's leading travel service companies, Ctrip, were sentenced to up to a year and a half in prison by the Changning District People's Court of Shanghai on Tuesday.

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.