Xi leads ecological civilization

As part of China's efforts to improve the environment, the construction of nine national parks with a combined area of nearly 170,000 square kilometers is underway, and the country will this year formulate an overall plan for the national park system.

Saving China from 'cancer of the Earth'

In January, 65-year-old Guo Wangang took over his father's job. His work is of national importance, but he isn't running a giant corporation; instead he is guarding the Babusha Forest Farm in Gulang, a county in the northwestern province of Gansu.

Dunes and development

After spending two decades planting trees in the Kubuqi Desert in Northwest China, Wang Wenbiao has led his company overseas to reclaim land in countries such as Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.

Passing on the secrets of success

As part of China's aid package to developing countries, Gansu province and the Ningxia Hui autonomous region have been providing training courses for foreign officials and scholars on the prevention and control of desertification.

Becoming a world chess champion

Tan Zhongyi had dreamed of becoming a world chess champion since she was 10.

Around China

Jiangsu

Passengers subdue man on airplane

Passengers aboard an Ethiopian Airlines jetliner on Saturday helped subdue a man attempting to break into the cockpit as the aircraft flew to Beijing from Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia.

Caregivers detained in teenage death case

Four people in charge of a center that cared for vagrants have been placed under "coercive measures" - a legal term that generally means detention - following the suspicious death of a teenager who had spent 45 days at the center in Shaoguan, Guangdong province, the city government said in a statement on Monday.

Animal lovers want tough laws

Animal lovers have made fresh calls for legislation to protect pets after discovering dozens of dead cats and dogs in a fridge in an apartment building in downtown Shanghai.

Rider sues bike-sharing firm over injuries

While bicycle-sharing services lighten the burden on China's public transportation system and make the first or final kilometers of a commute a more pleasant and healthier experience, concerns among the public over safety are emerging.

IN BRIEF

Riverbed offers up clues on lost ancient treasures

Archaeologists in Sichuan province have recovered what they believe is the lost treasure of Zhang Xianzhong, a rebel leader whose fleet was sunk almost 400 years ago.