Traditional villages need legal support

The lead author of a research report on China's traditional villages has called on legislators to draft a law that protects these culturally important communities from fading away.

Environment watchdog names pollution reduction laggards

The top environment authority named and shamed three provincial regions - Qinghai and Yunnan provinces and the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region - on Monday for their delayed efforts to fulfill their water pollution reduction targets.

Winter low of - 44.5 C hits Heilongjiang

Temperatures hit a low this winter of - 44.5 C in Mohe, China's northernmost county in Heilongjiang province, according to Wu Shusen, a senior engineer at the county's observatory.

Young entrepreneurs lead rural revitalization

ZHENGZHOU - A decade ago, Lyu Xiaofang was one of millions of young Chinese women who left their rural homes to find work in distant cities.

Beijing drop in population first for 17 yrs

Efforts to relocate noncapital functions credited with 0.1% decline in 2017

Hainan Airlines gives small pets ticket to fly

Every year before Spring Festival, the most important holiday for family reunions among Chinese, Sun Qingqing has to decide whether to leave her poodle with a pet store in Haikou, Hainan province, or drive with the dog to her hometown in Jiangxi province.

Cold front to bring mix of snow, sleet

A powerful cold front was forecast to sweep through vast areas of China from north to south for nine days starting Sunday, bringing a mix of snow, sleet and lower temperatures.

Capital offers its warm hospitality to 'Snowflake Boy'

Wang Fuman, better known on the internet as "Snowflake Boy", finished a three-day tour of Beijing on Sunday. He visited the capital with his father and his sister at the invitation of two media organizations.

Illegal drone flights ruffle feathers

QINGDAO - Civil aviation industry insiders have called for tighter regulations over illegal drone flights as China has become the world's largest manufacturer of consumer drones.

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Transplant device may cut chemotherapy side effects

Doctor says invention for liver surgery could be used to cure cancer patients

Revised English textbook to keep Shanghai kids in front

A revised English textbook for senior high school students in Shanghai, designed to maintain their status as leaders in English ability on the mainland, will debut in the spring semester in March.