New training aircraft expected to help PLA Navy pilots polish carrier skills

China's latest trainer aircraft, delivered recently to the People's Liberation Army Navy, is expected to help improve the training of pilots based on aircraft carriers.

Mishaps halt high-speed trains; station opens up 28 windows for refunds

Beijing South Railway Station cleared crowds of passengers on Monday by opening 28 windows to refund tickets that couldn't be used because of a suspension of services, the station authority said.

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Alongside Yangtze River, illegal docks disappear

Zhu Jubao has witnessed the changes of scenery along the Yangtze River outside his village in the western suburbs of Ruichang, Jiangxi province.

Petrochemical city embraces greener future

Traveling by ship on the Yangtze River, tourists see fewer smoking chimneys in the riverside city of Anqing, Anhui province.

High-speed rail adds mobility in delta region

The rapid development of the high-speed railway system has resulted in a greater flow of people between cities in the Yangtze River Delta region, according to experts at the 2018 International Science, Technology and Innovation Think Tank Forum on June 22.

Alert resident saves 28 people from landslide

Just 10 minutes before a massive landslide, a man stopped 15 cars heading into the danger zone, preventing what could have become a tragedy.

Probe finds no cheating in gaokao

An investigation into claims that students in Henan province were cheated out of high scores in the national college entrance examination, or gaokao, has found no evidence of wrongdoing, disciplinary authorities said.

Govt to lower prices of 14 drugs to treat cancer

China's medical insurance administration said it will lower the prices of 14 cancer drugs and instructed provincial-level drug-procurement platforms to follow the new standard by the end of next month.

Annual Tibet festival starts with thangka

Thousands of Tibetans and tourists celebrated an exhibition of giant thangka - religious images embroidered in silk - to mark the start of the annual shoton, the Tibetan word for yogurt festival, on Saturday.

Repair crew ready to clear landslide

A repair crew of 55 workers and dozens of machines was on standby to repair a road in Beijing's Fangshan district that was blocked by a major landslide on Saturday morning following heavy rain, the district government said on Sunday.

Gangsters jailed as search for relics continues

Sentencing details were released recently in connection with a Mafia-style tomb-raiding, gambling and loansharking gang that was broken up in 2016.