China established a record-breaking fund on Monday to support projects to lift millions of people out of poverty.
Jia Jia, the longest-living giant panda in captivity, was put to sleep on Sunday at Ocean Park in Hong Kong, where she was widely known for her fondness for playing with a lavender scented cloth and her gentle disposition.
Stepping through an iconic moon gate, visitors to the newly renovated Nixon Library can relive the historic handshake between Richard Nixon and Premier Zhou Enlai during the president's 1972 visit to China. They also can explore the relationship between the United States and China of more than 40 years ago.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who arrives in Beijing on Tuesday for his first state visit to China, said he agrees with Beijing's call for peaceful settlement of the South China Sea issue.
The two astronauts headed for the Tiangong II space laboratory aboard the Shenzhou XI spacecraft will enjoy a wide variety of Chinese delicacies during their 33-day stay in space.
Giving hongbao (red envelopes stuffed with money) at weddings has been a tradition in China. Now many people are complaining that they are "shortchanged" when the gift is returned.
I've read many stories of elderly Russian pensioners enjoying their twilight years in Chinese border towns. They've made me feel envy, even though some sound too good to be true.
Item from Oct 18, 1989, in China Daily: The Civil Aviation Administration of China has put 15 new aircraft into service in recent months to meet increasing demand.
The total number of organ transplant surgeries performed in China is expected to reach 15,000 this year, which would be a record high and an increase of nearly 50 percent over last year.
Wei Pengyuan, a former senior energy official, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve on Monday for accepting bribes of 211.7 million yuan ($31.4 million) and possessing a huge amount of property from an unidentified source, according to a court in Hebei province.
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