Officials punished over 'irregularities' at nature reserves

More than 1,100 officials have been held accountable for environmental irregularities in China's nature reserves after a six-month environmental protection inspection that lasted until the end of last year, the Ministry of Environmental Protection said in a statement on Saturday.

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Gears meshing for 2022 Winter Games

All infrastructure in progress, Beijing organizing committee announces

Tourism gives struggling Hunan community a path out of poverty

Goulanyao village in Hunan province is being hailed as a prime example of successful poverty reduction achieved by developing rural tourism.

Airlines help passengers get home from Hainan

To ease traffic pressure from holiday spenders in Hainan province, airline companies have started to operate more widebody aircraft from the island to help stranded tourists return home sooner, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of China.

Police arrest suspect in ax murder case

Local police arrested a murder suspect who allegedly killed a father of two daughters in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, police said on Thursday.

Two held for posing in Japanese uniforms

Two men who posed for pictures dressed in imperial Japanese military uniforms in front of a Nanjing memorial site were detained for 15 days, local police said.

Woman in SWAT suit pleased to save lives

"Like the bamboo tree, bend but do not break."

Program pushes rotation of crops

About 130,000 hectares of farmland in China was left fallow last year in a pilot program designed to reverse ecological degradation in some rural areas and promote sustainable development of agriculture, the Ministry of Agriculture said on Friday.

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Old grudge possible motive in triple murder

A court in Shaanxi province said on Thursday that it will review a ruling made in the 1990s that might have been at the root of a triple homicide during this year's Spring Festival.

Express industry is speeding up green reforms

Packages for express delivery goods in China are expected to be thinner and more recyclable to reduce environmental stress, according to a new national standard.