New rules aid applicants who plan overseas trips

Mainland residents who need a passport or a permit for travel to Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, will be able to complete the application process at any entry and exit office nationwide starting on Sept 1, the State Immigration Administration said on Tuesday.

Expo to exchange Olympic know-how

The World Winter Sports Expo will highlight exchanges in Olympic legacies and promoting mass participation at its third assembly in Beijing next month.

Residence permits: They're about to get easier

Taiwan resident Chen Yi-ting, who has been living in Fuzhou, Fujian province, for 21 years, is looking forward to Sept 1, when he will apply for his mainland residence permit.

Aircraft makes an emergency landing in Shenzhen

A Capital Airlines plane with a possible broken landing gear made an emergency landing on Tuesday morning in Shenzhen, Guangdong province. Five passengers received minor injuries.

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Didi executives apologize, promise better security

The founder and chief executive officer of ride-hailing company Didi Chuxing, Cheng Wei, and the company's president, Liu Qing, apologized on Tuesday on Didi's Sina Weibo account for any role it might have played in the death of a 20-year-old woman in Yueqing, Zhejiang province, who was raped and killed by one of their drivers on Friday. It was the second such killing this year.

Residents return to waterlogged homes in wake of Rumbia

The last batch of villagers who lived at the largest temporary settlement at Shouguang, Shandong province - the area most affected by Typhoon Rumbia - returned home on Tuesday, as all the water that had accumulated in their villages had been drained by Monday afternoon.

Woman works nonstop to aid afflicted villagers

It was noontime on Sunday. Inside a temporary shelter for villagers whose houses had been leveled by floods eight days earlier, some villagers lined up for lunch - instant noodles, a bottle of water, a package of pickles and a sausage. Volunteers cleaned the dining table after each person finished eating to make way for others.

Wildlife reserves launch effort to curtail threats

Four national-level nature reserves have launched their annual campaign against poaching, illegal tree cutting and other banned activities in an ongoing effort to protect natural resources and biodiversity.

Tailored education thrives with internet

About 600 students from Xinshuiqiao Hui Primary School in Yinchuan's Daxin township in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region have two teachers for each subject.

Top Party body tunes rule book

New regulations aim to enhance discipline, forestall corruption

Civil code draft backs the victims of sexual harassers

People who sexually harass others through words or behavior, or by taking advantage of their positions, will face potential civil liabilities if they are sued by their victims, according to a draft of a new section of the civil code.