Free canteen allows villagers more time to focus on visitors

It's lunchtime, and the residents of Zhonghaoyu village in Zibo, Shandong province, had gathered in the public canteen for their free meals.

32 more psychoactive substances are banned

China has added 32 new psychoactive substances to its list of controlled substances to prevent them from being abused, the Ministry of Public Security said on Wednesday.

Harbin police seek woman after deadly hotel fire

The public security bureau in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, issued a wanted notice on Wednesday for a female suspect in connection with a hotel fire that killed 20 people on Saturday.

Organized crime faces new crackdown

Minister of Public Security Zhao Kezhi vowed on Wednesday to redouble efforts, through a three-year campaign, to sweep out organized crime nationwide.

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Massive data breach at major hotel chain alleged

Shanghai police said on Wednesday that they are investigating a claim that Huazhu Hotels Group Ltd, one of the country's largest hotel operators listed on the Nasdaq, had experienced a massive data breach.

Shanghai seeks world-class sports stature

Shanghai released a document on Wednesday listing 30 guidelines to boost the sports industry - part of its effort to build itself into a global city of excellence by 2035.

Water monitoring results were falsified, inspectors discover

The country's top environmental authority has dispatched an inspection team to Zhuzhou, Hunan province, to look into suspected fake data at an automatic water monitoring station.

Beijing website lists people, companies with poor credit

People with poor social credit records - including bad behavior or refusing to pay debts - will be barred from booking rooms at star-rated hotels or taking part in high-cost group tours in Beijing, the municipal tourism authority said.

Draft regulation would preserve respect for Nanjing Massacre

NANJING - A draft regulation to protect the national memorial ceremony for victims of the Nanjing Massacre was submitted for deliberation at a session of the Standing Committee of the Nanjing municipal people's congress, which opened on Tuesday in Jiangsu province.

Heritage revitalization faces hurdles

At their black pottery workshop in the town of Nixi, in Yunnan province's Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture, the father and son were arguing again.

Where there's a road there's a way

Founding the Pallha Gezom scenic spot in Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Yunnan province, was 54-year-old businessman Sodnam Dondrub's grand plan to revitalize his hometown and improve villagers' livelihoods.