'Sponge' features to enhance air safety, travel experience

The "sponge" design of Beijing's new airport has been completed, and construction to maximize its environmental and economic effects is underway, designers said.

Chengdu set to burnish its panda capital brand

Chengdu, Sichuan province, home to nearly 200 captive pandas at its Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, plans to expand its brand as the world's panda capital, aiming to attract 10 million Chinese and foreign visitors a year.

High-tech zones are 'driving growth'

China's National High-Tech Industrial Development Zones, the backbone of the country's high-tech industries, have seen stable, positive growth in the first half of this year, officials said on Monday.

22 suspects found dealing in guns, bullets

Police in Jiangsu province captured 22 suspects across China for illegally selling and buying guns and ammunition online.

SCO youths vow to stand up in world

More than 200 youth representatives from 12 member and observer countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization vowed to stand together to face new threats and challenges around the world and to strengthen trade, cultural and humanitarian cooperation.

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More rain expected for Beijing in coming days

Beijing is expected to see more brief but strong rainfall in the coming two days after thundershowers brought floods to some lowland areas and water bodies in the city and causing some roads to collapse on Monday.

New customs rules ease transport for honest companies

Shanghai customs officials listed 202 discredited companies, and downgraded five companies' credit ratings based on information shared by other government organs since the country adopted credit-based customs clearance measures in May.

Expats advised to apply for green card as capital launches merit system

Foreign workers in Beijing who plan to utilize the city's new merit-based point system to get permanent residency are being advised to apply between July 23 and 31 this year, according to the authority of Zhongguancun, a high-tech hub in Beijing.

Chinese netizens love their social apps

Chinese netizens regard smartphone social applications as a daily requirement, and most of them spend more than one hour a day using them, according to an internet development report.

Pressure on youngest of pupils eases

Kindergartens will no longer be allowed to teach young children primary-school-level lessons, the Ministry of Education announced on Friday. The rule is designed to ensure that children are not overburdened in their formative years, it said.

Updated blacklist issued for travel

China has issued an updated blacklist that restricts 504 more people from some forms of air and rail travel. Those added to the list committed transportation and financial offenses, government sources said.