Water project to quench thirsty cities in Yunnan

The Ministry of Water Resources said it invested more than 5 billion yuan ($745 million) in 2018 in a water diversion project that aims to relieve severe water shortages in the central part of Yunnan province.

Ex-official pleads guilty to accepting large bribes

Bai Xiangqun, former vice-chairman of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, pleaded guilty in court on Thursday in Liaoning province to taking bribes, insider trading and leaking of insider information.

CCDI: Bureaucratic anti-poverty approach common

Bureaucratic practices and impractical working styles were found to be common in institutions and provinces involved in the country's sweeping poverty reduction campaign, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said on Wednesday.

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Airlines show preference for female staff

74 percent of domestic cabin crews were women; their average age is 24

Taiwan flight attendant's holiday spent airborne

For Huang Chia-ying, a 26-year-old flight attendant for Spring Airlines, accompanying passengers on their trips home means she can't make her own journey home to Taipei, Taiwan, despite the fact that she often works on flights between that city and Shanghai.

Cigarette gang busted in Cambodia; suspects, equipment return to China

Thirteen people suspected of being part of a transnational gang that manufactured and sold fake high-end domestic cigarettes worth more than 100 million yuan ($15 million), landed in Shanghai after a flight from Cambodia on Wednesday, police said on Thursday.

At lonely island outpost in Yellow Sea, teams of experts monitor water, weather

Heading to an island for a Spring Festival getaway might be popular with Chinese holiday revelers, but not for Che Haojie, who is spending his third holiday in a row on a secluded island in the Yellow Sea, which separates China's northeast coast from the Korean Peninsula.

Hubei sets livestream standards, including female dress

Hubei province has issued China's first standard for livestreaming platforms and hosts - including their dress - in a move that aims to weed out misbehaving hosts and impose strict surveillance measures on livestreaming companies.

Oversight of tourism market strengthened

Measures are in place to prevent irregularities in the tourism market during the Spring Festival travel boom, but more work is needed according to a senior official of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

Ministry alerts public on road safety

The Ministry of Public Security issued an early warning for transportation safety during Spring Festival travel rush, as traffic accidents have increased over the past five years during the holiday period.

Pork supply should be protected, official says

With Spring Festival approaching, local authorities must take steps to ensure a sufficient supply of pork while maintaining their efforts against African swine fever, a senior agricultural official said.