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Railways in China were dirty, noisy, but not anymore

Old-timers recall evolution from coal-fired boilers to electricity

New scrutiny aims at organized crime

Aspiring officials at the grassroots level will be more closely scrutinized to prevent gangsters from being elected to public office and to prevent officials from associating with gangs and committing crimes, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said on Wednesday.

Wenchang to build supercomputing center

The city government of Wenchang, home of China's first tropical and coastal space launch center, announced recently that it plans to build an aerospace supercomputing center and a big data industry cluster project in the near future.

Female panda is turned into plastic for museum display

The public can expect to see more exhibitions of preserved giant pandas now that the world's first specimens have been converted into plastic and put on display at the Mystery of Life Museum in Chengdu, Sichuan province.

Latest HPV vaccine OK for import to mainland

Residents of the Chinese mainland now have access to a nine-way HPV vaccine - which works against up to nine types of HPV - after the medication was given the nod by China's top drug administration on Saturday.

2 nuclear scientists suspended for failing to stop Taoist ritual

The Chinese Academy of Sciences announced on Monday that it had suspended two scientists who were present during a Taoist ritual - meant to convey blessings of safety and success - at the groundbreaking ceremony for its advanced nuclear facility in Gansu province on Thursday.

Want a baby boy? It's random chance, not linked to food

In the wake of public criticism of an advertisement on Taobao that was said to tout sex selection, experts dismissed the idea that alkaline foods or supplements can help women give birth to boys.

Reusable rocket in development

Chinese rocket engineers want to be able to recover the first stage of the Long March 8 carrier rocket after use.

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Party system led by CPC celebrated

Chinese political leaders have been commemorating a landmark event that preceded China's party system 70 years ago.

In Shanghai, generous benefits lure foreign scientists

After several job interviews, including one at Pennsylvania State University in the United States, Canadian researcher Jeremy Murray chose to join a center at the Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology early last year.