Diplomats from 8 countries visit Xinjiang

URUMQI - Senior diplomats from the permanent missions of eight countries to the United Nations office in Geneva, Switzerland, visited the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region from Feb 16 to 19 at the invitation of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Ancient texts preserved in Tibet's Potala Palace

China plans to spend 300 million yuan ($45 million) over the next 10 years to preserve ancient documents and anthologies at the Potala Palace in Lhasa, capital of the Tibet autonomous region, the palace's administration office said on Tuesday.

Private firms get postponed payments

Over the past three months, governments at all levels and large State-owned enterprises have paid private enterprises more than 160 billion yuan ($24 billion) in postponed payments, with migrant workers the first to receive delayed wages, high-ranking officials said on Monday.

County suspends shale gas extraction after quakes

Rongxian county in Sichuan province announced the suspension of shale gas extraction on Monday.

Multiple violations set stage for 22 deaths at mine

Multiple violations are believed to have led to the deaths of 22 people at a mine in Xiliin Gol League, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on Saturday morning.

Seals rescued from poachers to be sent back to wild

Local authorities in Dalian, Liaoning province, said on Monday that a group of spotted seal cubs rescued from poachers will soon be released into the wild.

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Tibet works to guard its jewels of nature

The Tibet autonomous region has been making great efforts to protect its natural environment and has vowed to maintain the region as one of Earth's purest landscapes.

Polluters face harsher penalties in Beijing

Beijing's environmental protection watchdog handed out harsher punishments to polluters in 2018 in the city's battle to improve its environment.

Leading local officials to be accountable for food safety

Leading officials of local governments across China will be held accountable for failing to ensure food safety within their jurisdictions, under a regulation released by the central government on Sunday.

Group to map way out of vaccine morass

China has set up a national work group for immunization planning that will suggest ways to ensure vaccines are safe, the head of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday.

2 plans detail China's goals for education

China aims to achieve education modernization by 2035, with easy access to quality education from kindergarten to university.