This luxury hotel is clean, right? Guess again

In response to a viral video exposing shoddy cleaning practices at 14 luxury hotels, health departments in Shanghai and Beijing, where most of the disgraced hotels were located, dispatched inspection teams on Thursday to take a closer look.

Pollutants expected to linger through winter

Meteorological conditions in northern China will generally be unfavorable for the dispersal of air pollutants until February, as the region enters the period that typically features the highest air pollution, authorities said.

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Military to improve way it sets policy

The Chinese military will reform the way it makes policy by 2020 and establish a robust socialist system of military policy with Chinese characteristics by 2022, the Ministry of National Defense said on Thursday.

Jiangsu vice-governor under investigation

Miao Ruilin, vice-governor of Jiangsu province, has been placed under investigation for alleged serious violations of discipline and law, according to the website of Central Commission for Discipline Inspection on Thursday.

'Smelly' noodles now come in a package

Yuan Xiang is ordering instant luosifen - a specialty of Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region - online with friends in Shanghai.

Water rushes down from lake created by landslide

Large volumes of water from a lake created by landslides on the border of Sichuan province and the Tibet autonomous region headed downstream with a vengeance on Wednesday, washing away a bridge over the Jinsha River in Sichuan and putting flood control authorities farther downstream in Yunnan province on alert.

Shanghai tops list of Chinese cities in managing risks

Shanghai ranks first among Chinese cities in preparedness to manage financial uncertainty, according to a survey of 17 major business centers in the Asia-Pacific region.

Beijing objects to contacts with Taiwan by foreign officials

Beijing reiterated on Wednesday its strong opposition to any form of exchanges between officials of foreign countries and Taiwan.

Private companies to be offered free legal advice

Judicial administrations and bar associations across China will set up legal teams to provide free services to private enterprises this year, the Ministry of Justice said on Wednesday.

Minibus collision in Xi'an kills 10

Ten people died in a severe crash in Shaanxi province on Tuesday evening.

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