Mainland tourists warned of risks in South Korea travel

China's top tourism authority has warned tourists of the risks regarding South Korea's change of its entry policy for Chinese citizens.

Skulls offer new evidence of human evolution in China

ZHENGZHOU - New evidence has emerged that prehistoric hominids in northern China might have been hybrids of the indigenous population and Europeans, challenging the popular view of humankind's African origin.

Bus accident kills 10

Ten people were killed and another 38 injured after a passenger bus collided with a truck in Yunxian county, Yunnan province, late on Thursday.

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'Pathway' links media to ministers

More top officials will appear on the ministers' "pathway" to respond to social concerns during the two sessions of China's top legislature and political advisory body this year, the meetings' media center said in a statement released on Thursday.

Picturing the changes among China's last gun tribe

Kuang Huimin, from Hengshan, Hunan province, is a documentary photographer who focuses on topics such as environmental protection and social change.

From foster child to caregiver

Few people would relish the idea of taking their 91-year-old mother with them to work every day, especially if she had Alzheimer's disease.

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Shaanxi

Policies see intl student numbers rise

The number of students studying in China from countries along the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road has increased greatly under a series of preferential policies, education officials said.

Left-behind girls struggle for education

"Left-behind" girls in rural China, whose parents have moved from their hometown in search of work in cities and towns, have a smaller chance of attending school than their male counterparts, due, in part, to a long-held perception that men are entitled to more privileges than women, according to a recent research.

Shanghai's new smoking ban takes effect

A new regulation prohibiting smoking at all indoor public venues and work areas in Shanghai took effect on Wednesday, a measure expected to shield people from the health risks of secondhand smoke.

Story of torture is 'fake'

Chinese authorities have refuted foreign media reports that a Chinese lawyer had been tortured in police detention, saying that these allegations were fabricated to tarnish China's image.