Chimelong chair named circus ambassador
2016-01-18 18:30:50
Su Zhiguang, chairman of Chimelong Group, a tourism service operator based in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, was named 2016 circus ambassador by the World Circus Federation.
Strong cold front to push temperatures to lowest of the winter season
2016-01-18 18:28:12
A strong cold front will sweep out of the northeast, bringing chilly winds, the possibility of torrential rains or snows, and temperatures that may drop to the coldest of the winter in many areas.
China's railway numbers are envy of the world
2016-01-18 18:16:44
China's high-speed trains operated on tracks totaling 19,000 km last year, accounting for first place and 60 percent of the total mileage of high-speed trains in the world, Xinhua.com reported.
Rash of accidents reported after crew washes street in freezing weather
2016-01-18 15:37:15
Water sprinkled by a street cleaning crew froze in the cold, contributing to 42 traffic accidents in downtown Fuyang city in east China's Anhui province recently.
Chinese archaeologists locate ancient city famed for political reform
2016-01-18 15:32:57
Chinese archaeologists have located the remains of an ancient city in which a famed political reform took place about 2300 years ago.
China launches system to check authenticity of living buddhas
2016-01-18 15:29:50
China launched an online system to check the authenticity of living buddhas of Tibetan Buddhism on Monday, as a growing number of fraudulent buddhas swindle money.
China sees rising online fraud in 2015: report
2016-01-18 14:32:04
China has seen increased online fraud, particularly in the field of P2P lending, in the past year, a report showed.
Chinese science awards to emulate Nobel Prize
2016-01-18 14:03:38
A new science award with a million-dollar prize was announced to honor top scientists with a view to creating China's own version of Nobel Prize.
583 chemical works closed, relocated, corrected in Tianjin blast site
2016-01-18 14:03:35
A total of 85 enterprises working with hazardous chemicals in Binhai New Area of north China's Tianjin municipality will be closed or relocated after district safety checks concluded.
Cross-border drug ring busted in S China
2016-01-18 13:36:50
Police in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, which borders Vietnam, have captured two Vietnamese drug dealers and are hunting for another two accomplices.
Hardworking couriers' new year hopes
2016-01-18 07:57:53
Couriers Li Junfeng and Zhou Kang have a lot of hopes and resolutions for the upcoming Lunar New Year.
Experts mull introduction of tougher regulations on lab animal welfare
2016-01-18 09:18:06
China is formulating new rules to bring the nation into line with developed countries. Wang Xiaodong reports.