A course teaching senior citizens phrases from English dialogue in films and television series is proving to be a hit at Harbin University for Seniors in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province.
At around 7 am, trucks loaded with several metric tons of chicken bones, heads and intestines arrived at a waste disposal plant and dumped the nonedible chicken parts into an underground container through a small hole.
Born deaf in an impoverished household in Northwest China's Gansu province, 7-year-old Wang Xinlian was only able to communicate through simple gestures for many years. As she reached school age, her disability's impact on her learning abilities became too obvious for her father Wang Zhonghui to ignore.
China's national railway operator finalized its restructuring and name change on Tuesday, an effort expected to make it more market-oriented.
A captive-bred baby Sunda pangolin is expected to be born in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region later this month - a milestone in artificial propagation that might save the critically endangered species from extinction.
KUNMING - There is a knife hanging on the wall of Zhe Sao's home. It used to be a hunting tool passed down by his ancestors, but now it has become a decoration reminding him of hard times in the past.
An invasive pest that has been spreading across China and poses a major threat to agriculture, originated in Florida in the United States, a discovery scientists hope will help bring it under control.
Editor's note: This is the ninth story in a series about the Tibet autonomous region, focusing on the area's history, poverty alleviation measures, healthcare, and the cultural and business sectors.
Last month, I was assigned to Kongpo'gyada county, Tibet autonomous region, on a two-day medical assistance program. It was the first time I had traveled to Tibet as a volunteer doctor, but it was easy to identify the most common illnesses just by observing people.
Once someone makes the decision to own a pet, they understand that it will die someday. However, how many owners are genuinely prepared to accept that their pet's life clock is ticking down to the last few minutes?
In 1996, Dolly the Sheep became the world's first large cloned mammal. However, she was a latecomer, as tadpoles were cloned back in 1952 and mice in 1986.
Cabinet pledges expansion of cross-border e-commerce pilot zones and support for exports and imports
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