It is estimated that for the segment of population above the age of 65, there will be 860,022 new gastric cancer cases annually by the year 2030.
A green future made possible through the use of rare earth metals seems a world away from Zhang Yang'e, whose neighborhood well has become unusable as a result of local mining operations.
Chen Meng, the former deputy head of a district government in Shanghai, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for taking huge bribes.
China and Kyrgyzstan pledged on Monday to strengthen military ties.
The silver cup given to the marathon winner at the first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896 sold for $860,000 in London on Wednesday, breaking the auction record for Olympic memorabilia.
Olympic officials conducted a test run Friday of one part of the Olympic torch relay - a full dress rehearsal to test timings, security issues and traffic patterns.
China's manufacturing industry may experience a sixth consecutive contraction in April but at a slower pace, thanks to the government's earlier easing measures.
China's manufacturing activity picked up momentum in April but still remains below the boom-or-bust level, according to HSBC's manufacturing purchase manager index released Monday.
Southwest China's Chongqing municipality will soon open an international air cargo route that will link the metropolis with the United States and Australia.
China has become the third largest household paper market in the world after North America and Western Europe.
Staff at government units and institutions of Liangshan county were mandatorily asked by county authorities to buy a financial product.