Man gives an illegal garden family name

An investigative team is looking into the illegal construction of a park by a businessman who leased the land to manage the forest, but then turned most of it into a private garden named for his own family.

Hitting PM2.5 target 'very difficult'

Lack of determination on the part of local governments to transform their industrial structures can be a major hindrance to controlling air pollution in northern China, especially as the country experiences an economic slowdown, a national legislator said recently.

Yangtze River waste outlet survey begins

China's top environmental watchdog has launched a pilot field survey of wastewater outlets that discharge into the Yangtze River, as preparations for a campaign to map all such outlets along the country's longest waterway gain momentum.

Hopes dim for finding boy, 15, who vanished in cave pool

With hopes dimming, rescuers in Enshi, Hubei province, raced on Wednesday to find a 15-year-old boy who vanished after wading into a pool inside a primitive cave on March 16. He had been exploring the cave with six classmates.

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Protein found in human body could inhibit progress of HIV

Chinese scientists have identified a new protein that restricts HIV infection, a discovery that could pave the way for the development of new drugs against the virus.

As swine fever threat falls, most quarantines lifted

China has lifted pig quarantines in most of the areas where outbreaks of African swine fever have been found, signaling a steady slowdown in the spread of the virus, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on Tuesday.

University in Shanghai boasts full 5G coverage; lab pushes tech frontier

Shanghai University of Engineering and Technology has become China's first university to have full 5G coverage on its campus. It is also home to an innovation laboratory the university developed with the Shanghai branch of China Unicom.

Purrfect! A smart shelter powered by AI keeps stray cats warm in winter

A constant temperature of 27 degrees, a water bowl that never freezes, a comfy mat, and no dogs allowed.

Illegal funeral vans will be blacklisted

Authorities in Beijing will blacklist illegal funeral vans and give the drivers' names to medical institutions in the capital this year in a move to crack down on unscrupulous merchants as Tomb-Sweeping Day approaches.

Cold front will bring end to streak of warm weather

A strong cold front sweeping through most parts of China will bring low temperatures and strong winds in the coming three days after a recent surge in temperatures across the country, the national observatory forecast on Tuesday.

Counterfeit Starbucks coffee found; fake cat mugs discovered in Jiangsu

Beijing's food and drug regulator has launched an investigation into packages of fake instant Starbucks coffee after counterfeits were found in the capital.