Beijing - As one of thousands of deputies attending the recent National People's Congress (NPC) session, Chen Fei was not trying to steal the spotlight.

BEIJING - Middle class families in the most prosperous regions in China are finding the least happiness in life because of the high stress of daily life, a survey has found.

Severe drought in Southwest China to last until mid April: Forecast

BEIJING - The mainland agreed on Wednesday to discuss the issue of military security and mutual trust across the Taiwan Straits.

BEIJING -Rural females aged between 10 and 24 seeking jobs in cities have become the main target group for trafficking in China, a joint research has found.

BEIJING - A township government in Shanghai reportedly borrowed 2 billion yuan ($293 million) in 2008 under the cover of a national high-speed railway project to repay debt, highlighting the risk of spiraling local government debts.

GUANGZHOU - Meeting rooms and offices of government departments, companies and other organizations, as well as small restaurants in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, have been given the green light for smoking in an amended anti-smoking regulation draft.

Shanghai leaders stress the date of 2012 is purely a coincidence

GUANGZHOU - Twelve villagers who planted crops on requisitioned land that had been left idle for more than a decade stood trial on charges of "blackmailing the local government and real estate developers" in Heping county, Guangdong province, on Tuesday.

Officials accused of attempting to isolate critics of waste incineration

BEIJING - The amount of pollutants, including sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide, emitted from one of Beijing's two waste incineration plants is being released to the public in real time.

BEIJING - Just a month after the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations began, another tradition comes along: to have a haircut on the second day of the second month, or Er Yue Er, which is to hope for good luck for the entire year.

China New Era Group Corporation and China Energy Conservation Investment Corporation, both State-owned enterprises (SOEs), will merge after being granted approval from the State Council, China's State-assets watchdog said in a statement.