Smog blanketed Beijing and parts of northern China on Sunday, disrupting many passengers' plans of returning to work after the Spring Festival holiday and triggering concern over air pollution.
The latest research conducted by the Chinese Academy of Sciences found a large amount of nitrogen-containing organic compounds in the recent smog and haze in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei province.
Regulations for the domestic service industry need to be tightened to ensure agencies can cope with demand over holidays, such as Spring Festival, experts say.
Pu, 27, who works in Beijing earning a monthly income of 4,500 yuan ($720), has drained his savings by returning to his home in Penglai, a county in Shandong province, for Chinese Lunar New Year.
The holiday mood of Chinese New Year continued to linger in some government departments two days after the annual holiday ended, with some civil servants continuing to be off duty or in no mood for work.
With the now-ubiquitous Gangnam Style song a hit all over the world, it probably didn't come as a surprise to see it taking center stage in Chongqing's traditional baba dancing, or park dancing, sessions.
In a decade, mining has transformed Maizhokunggar from one of the poorest counties in Tibet to one of its largest tax contributors, sparking new thinking among leaders in the autonomous region.
For Xiao Liyang, 53, who has lived his whole life in Zhuzhou, the decision to move and change his job came in 1992 because of the terrible environmental quality.
Editor's note: Hu Tianxiong, 33, who works at in a financial company in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, shares his story of carpooling with China Daily reporter Cao Yin.
Editor's note: Zhou Pengzhen, 26, who works at an IT company in Beijing and grew up in Southwest China's Yunnan province, tells China Daily reporter Cao Yin why he did not choose to carpool to travel home for Spring Festival.
Xi Jinping met the press for the first time as China's Party chief on Nov 15.
Anything with a snake theme is in vogue this year - from sportswear to gadgets and accessories, to fashion, footwear and even stamps - as the country edges nearer the Year of the Snake on the traditional Chinese calendar.
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