Jilin, China

Indulging in reading over summer days

The hot weather hasn't seemed to curb people's enthusiasm for reading during the first Changchun book expo in Northeast China's Jilin province. The vast collection of books has attracted many visitors, despite the Internet having greatly changed people's habits in regards to buying and reading books.

Changchun's first subway rolls off the line

"Little Snow Leopard," a subway train for Changchun in Jilin province, officially rolled off the assembly line on Aug 2 as the first of its kind for the city.

Jilin Grain gets $1.5 billion in bid to restructure

State-owned Jilin Grain Group Co Ltd, the largest grain trader in northeastern China by sales revenue, will use 10 billion yuan ($1.5 billion) of new investment to add new types of businesses this year.

Creative use for hair clippings

Snip, snip, sweep. Snip, snip, sweep. It's the daily rhythm for barber shops and salons around the world, but one stylist in China decided to break up the monotony by turning those discarded locks into art.

China opens bullet trains to DPRK border
The 360-km Changchun-Hunchun line passes through major cities in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture.
Japan to destroy war remnants in China
Japan says that it will set up a special site in Jilin province, on Nov 30, to deal with chemical weapons left in Northeast China at the end of World War II.
China looks for closer DPRK ties with a new Tumen River bridge
There is a new bridge in the northeastern Chinese city of Hunchun, Jilin province taking shape across the Tumen River,on Nov 8.