Likely cause of fire discovered

The Beijing police announced on Sunday that six local residents are believed to be responsible for a mountain fire in Beijing's suburban Miyun district, which was extinguished on Sunday morning.

Zhengzhou ecological park offers green getaways

In a small section of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, Li Ke can be seen picking up rubbish. He said he is proud to work in the greenway along the drinking water channels, which carry water to supplement cities in the northern parts of the country.

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Ecotourism helps shake off poverty in Tibet

A popular tourism destination that opened in recent years in the Tibet autonomous region's rural Nyingchi city has helped local residents shake off poverty.

Exhibition on reform of Tibet opens in Beijing

An exhibition in Beijing showcasing democratic reforms in the Tibet autonomous region provides detailed insights on the historical movement that ended a social system based on the oppression and economic exploitation of serfs and slaves, visitors said on Sunday.

Monument to foreign organ donor unveiled

A monument to Phillip Hancock, an Australian man whose liver, kidneys and corneas were transplanted to help five Chinese patients, was unveiled amid tears of love and gratitude on Sunday at the Chongqing Organ Donation Memorial Park.

Fuzhou govt orders removal of hundreds of graveyards in forest

Fuzhou, Fujian province, said it has ordered the immediate removal of hundreds of new burial sites that take up forest land and threaten to pollute a reservoir in the region.

Authorities probe tainted water in Shijiazhuang

Allegations that a chemical factory contaminated underground water supplies used for drinking and irrigation are being investigated by the environmental watchdog in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, officials said on Saturday.

Crews clean up foul water at blast site

Environment officers were busy preventing the spread of polluted water inside an industrial park in Jiangsu province that was hit by a deadly blast last week.

Three suspects arrested for decades-old murder

Shanghai police have cracked a murder case dating back to the early 1990s thanks to a recently discovered biological match with an ex-convict in Shandong province.

Video platforms set up system to prevent addiction among youth

Several of China's online short video platforms including TikTok, known as Douyin in China, and Kuaishou, have started a trial system designed to prevent addiction among young users.

Xi'an subway cable-makers sentenced to jail

Wang Zhiwei, former head of a cable-making company in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, was sentenced to life imprisonment and fined 21.5 million yuan ($3.2 million) at a local court on Friday for multiple crimes, including bribery, and producing and selling counterfeit products.