Sign language, Braille promoted

China will incorporate a standard sign language and Braille by 2020 in all the country's schools that serve students with special needs, as well as in the public service sector, to help those with disabilities improve their level of education, an official of the China Disabled Persons' Federation said.

Work to start on nuclear university

The nation's first nuclear industry university will be set up in Tianjin and is likely to break ground later this year, "if related projects such as land selection and relevant procedures go smoothly", according to an insider to didn't want to be named.

Beidou's 3rd generation makes splash

More than 40,000 fishing boats in China have been equipped with receivers tuned to China's homegrown Beidou Navigation Satellite System, to provide better search and rescue for ships in trouble, a Beidou expert said.

Network helps supply water to livestock in remote areas of Inner Mongolia

HOHHOT - A water supply system base on the Beidou Navigation Satellite System for livestock in remote areas has been tested in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, local researchers confirmed on Sunday.

Guidelines attack ozone pollution

China will roll out new guidelines to prevent and control ozone pollution amid rising levels of the pollutant across the country, a government official said on Wednesday.

Construction completed on Beijing's '7th Ring Road'

Construction of the Capital Region Ring Expressway, a road of about 1,000 kilometers linking Beijing and nearby cities, was completed on Wednesday.

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Investigation finds severe problems with false data

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Footprints tell a story: These dinosaurs were social

Four parallel paths of dinosaur footprints - which include 70 footprints of a small type of didactyl (a two-toed dinosaur) called Deinonychus - provide the first evidence that the creatures lived in groups, according to an article published in Cretaceous Research on Monday.

Researchers planning drill rig capable of boring 15 km hole

Researchers plan to develop a drilling rig capable of boring a hole 15,000 meters deep, following up on the success of a domestically developed rig that reached 7,018 meters last month.

World Cup-themed receptacles aid coastal city's 'butt revolution'

Six World Cup-themed cigarette butt collection bins have been placed along the boardwalk beside Qinhuangdao's Dream Bay to coincide with the soccer extravaganza unfolding in Russia.

Female-only pool lane gets mixed views

A female-only lane in a swimming pool in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, has been open for a month, but not all agree that it prevents sexual harassment.