There was a time when northern China was largely associated with cold weather - winters were long and dreaded, and summers were brief and bearable.
Central environmental inspectors revealed severe pollution problems in Fujian, Liaoning and Hunan provinces, showing that some cities failed to regulate pollution and even protected the polluting companies, the nation's top environmental authority said on Monday.
President Xi Jinping's speech at a high-level workshop has inspired confidence for the nation to create a moderately prosperous society and achieve the Chinese dream of national rejuvenation.
Courts have seen higher efficiency in handling a rapidly increasing number of cases in the first six months this year, thanks to ongoing judicial reforms, China's top court said on Monday.
With some exceptions, China will include all central State-owned enterprises that have not been reformed in a modern corporate system by making them legal persons by the end of this year. The exception will be those in the financial and cultural sectors. The move is expected to help clear away institutional barriers for further SOE reform.
A solar power station shaped like giant pandas opened to the public on Tuesday in Datong, Shanxi province, and its owner said similar plants are planned in countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative.
Sending its best to the West has paid off for China's national swimming team, which has reaped golden performances at the ongoing world championships.
A growing number of scholars are suspending their studies to join the People's Liberation Army
Online games have become a new driver for Chinese companies' growth in overseas markets as exports advance by leaps and bounds.
The Belt and Road Initiative is brilliant and the Long March rocket program is admirably ambitious. But if China really wants to sound a clarion call on the world stage, it needs a homegrown A-list superhero.