Warden sacked in wake of prisoners' holiday escape

The warden of a prison in northeastern China's Liaoning province has been dismissed after a prison break by two inmates during the National Day holiday.

Shanghai gears up for country's first import expo

SHANGHAI - With the China International Import Expo less than a month away, preparations for the event in Shanghai have entered the final stage and products from all over the world have begun to arrive in the city.

Rail passengers left standing angry at lack of refund

High-speed rail passengers who were forced to stand for up to three hours after a malfunction affected services in northern China over the National Day holiday have received an apology from the rail operator, but no refund.

Mistaken ID blamed for snatching of baby

An incident at a Beijing shopping mall in which three women snatched a baby from his stroller was not an attempted abduction but a case of mistaken identify, according to a case review by the capital's Public Security Bureau.

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Most extensive analysis of genes unlocks secrets

WASHINGTON - Scientists from China and the United States have sequenced and analyzed a portion of the genomes of more than 140,000 pregnant women in China, the largest-scale genetic analysis of Chinese people to date. The work revealed associations between genes and reproduction, including the birth of twins and a woman's age at first pregnancy.

Demand for upscale gyms looking healthy

BEIJING - Yu Jing, 35, an office worker in Beijing, takes an expensive approach to fitness.

Technology delivers fresh, delicious crabs

NANJING - Yangcheng Lake in Jiangsu province, renowned for producing China's best freshwater crabs, introduced intelligent logistics and blockchain technology this year to ensure freshness and authenticity of the seasonal delicacy.

Wild horses returned to nature

Fifteen Przewalski's horses, the world's only surviving subspecies of wild horse, were released into a nature reserve in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on Sept 27, as part of efforts to protect the rare subspecies from extinction.

Chinese flock to serviced apartments in the UK

China is becoming an increasingly important overseas market for the United Kingdom's serviced apartment sector, with some of the operators seeing bookings from Chinese guests surging as much as 50 percent during the last 12 months, according to a trade body.

Global research helps those with heart problems

The United Kingdom has committed 1.9 million pounds ($2.5 million) to fund projects in China, Brazil and Sri Lanka aimed at lessening the impact of a common and potentially fatal heart condition.

Gifted program gives head start to top students

HEFEI - At age four, Ji Tingqiao could remember the names of all the bones of a skeleton. In primary school, he could understand heavy ancient Chinese classics. At 15, this September, he started university.