Hospitality industry embraces green ideas

The hospitality industry has embraced Shanghai's first regulation on domestic waste management as it steps up efforts to offer more environmentally friendly services.

Traditional black soap helps clean up poverty in Xinjiang

Bars of shabby-looking homemade soap are generating economic and environmental benefits for Qingel county in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.

Car-free zone brings East Lake to life

East Lake in Wuhan, Hubei province, has improved its environment and attracted more visitors since it created a car-free road linking scenic spots, coffee shops and bookstores.

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300th liftoff a landmark for Long March

China placed a communications satellite into geostationary orbit on a Long March 3B carrier rocket early Sunday morning, marking the 300th launch of the Long March family.

Elephant 'dining area' to head off conflicts

KUNMING - Southwest China's Yunnan province will build a "dining area" for wild Asian elephants, aiming to solve conflicts between the endangered animals and the area's residents.

Industrial heritage sites need law for protection from urbanization

The country must formulate a law to protect industrial heritage sites during the ongoing wave of rapid urbanization, said Wei Xuefeng, a deputy to the annual session of the National People's Congress.

Regional airliner's first prototype set to roll off assembly line in September

The first MA-700 turboprop regional airliner is scheduled to roll off the assembly line in September and is likely to make its maiden flight before the end of this year, according to Aviation Industry Corp of China, developer and maker of the plane.

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New airport set for completion in June

Beijing Daxing International Airport, a transportation hub that connects to the subway and highspeed railway, will start operations before Sept 30, according to the country's top civil aviation official.

Expert: Pollution control should be tailored to future

Considering the high risks and costs associated with pollution, China should carry out soil pollution measures with land planning in mind, instead of resorting solely to remediation, according to a senior environmental expert.

Guangzhou tests smart street lamps

A group of multifunctioning intelligent street lamps using 5G technology began pilot operations on Sunday on a street in downtown Guangzhou, Guangdong province.