Coconut juice maker's advertising sparks breast size kerfuffle

The market watchdog in Haikou, Hainan province, has launched an investigation into Coconut Palm Group, a beverage maker, for allegedly publishing illegal advertisements, Haikou's Industry and Commerce Administration said in an online statement on Wednesday.

Pancake-making skills handed down under watchful eye of inheritor

Huangshan Mountain, a tourist attraction with peculiar mountain peaks and distinctive pine trees in Anhui province, also offers delicately baked crispy pancake.

Actor says sorry after plagiarism accusation

In a public apology on Thursday, actor Zhai Tianlin, who had been hit by plagiarism accusations over his doctoral research papers, said, "I lost myself amid a mentality of vanity and good luck."

Big data to aid in fighting rare diseases

Health authorities will step up efforts to reduce the incidence of rare diseases and improve diagnosis and treatment, a senior health official said ahead of Rare Disease Day, which falls on the last day of February.

Negligence blamed in deadly laboratory explosion on campus

Serious dereliction of duty led to the deaths of three students in a laboratory explosion at Beijing Jiaotong University in December, the Beijing Emergency Management Bureau said on Wednesday.

Flower sales blossom for Valentine's Day

Prices and sales rose at flower markets this week as couples prepared to celebrate Valentine's Day on Thursday.

Shanghai a hot spot for innovation

More than one word is required to properly capture Shanghai's multiple facets - financial center, seaport, industrial cluster, commercial hub.

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In era of speed, slow trains chug on

Editor's Note: Although China boasts the world's longest high-speed railway network and has replaced most slow trains with bullet trains, a few of the slow trains are still operating to connect remote areas with nearby towns and cities. China Daily reports on three of those lines and tells the stories of how they play a vital role in local people's lives.

Xinjiang: 'Affordable, essential tool' boosts incomes in China's hinterland

On the southwestern edge of the vast Taklimakan Desert, a green train in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region is offering local residents an alternative choice to connect with nearby cities and towns at a much cheaper fare. It serves as an important vehicle to help boost their incomes.

Sichuan: Delivering livestock or even babies, lifeline lifts Yi people

Passengers taking train No 5619 for the first time are often surprised to find that many other travelers take vegetables, chickens and pigs with them.

Govt lays out details of park at former steel plant

An abandoned industrial park in western Beijing will be turned into a venue for hosting sports and cultural events as part of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, a plan published on Wednesday said.