The Ministry of Education launched a pilot enrollment plan for colleges on Wednesday that will replace China's independent enrollment scheme this year.
Slaughterhouses across China have taken effective measures to prevent pigs infected with African swine fever from entering the market, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on Wednesday.
As the investigation over a recent deadly road collapse continues, an expert warns that more such accidents may happen because of the country's increasingly aging underground pipe network if precautionary measures are not taken in a timely manner.
Esports is the preferred career choice for those born between 2000 and 2010, according to a recent survey released in Shanghai.
SHENYANG-With a short chopstick held between his lips, Yuan Lidong maneuvered it to use his smartphone.
TIANJIN-When Du Xin, 32, recently picked up a calendar at a Tianjin bookstore, he was one of a growing number of customers wanting more than an unadorned old-style one.
Editor's note: This is the fifth in a series looking back at some of the most important, timely or unusual stories covered by China Daily's reporters last year.
China used one of its carrier rockets to send two satellites into space on Wednesday for an Argentine company, marking the first launch in a massive launch service contract with the South American satellite developer.
Beijing's top judicial and prosecution organs pledged to speed up the handling of violent cases to ensure that "justice is never delayed" after the fatal stabbing of a physician at a Beijing hospital in December.
ZHENGZHOU-Over the past four years, Cai Lei has used the slippers he produces in Zhengzhou, Henan province, in the battle against child trafficking.
A mathematical breakthrough by a Chinese meteorologist six decades ago that dramatically improved the accuracy of weather forecasts has seen him honored with the country's top scientific award.